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Letters Advertisers
Agfa -Gevaert 33
Ampex Cover ll, 50, 51
Auditronics 23
Audy Cover IV
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Hewlett- Packard 11

UTILIZING DIGITAL AUDIO JBL 15

IN COMMERCIALS Lexicon 7

To THE EDITOR: Microtran 57

I was quite pleased to read about what Mike Shop 10

is "believed to be the first network spot Neutrik 8

to utilize digital audio" (db, May 1981
"People, Places ¡Happenings ").
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It reminded me of my first digitally Polyline 24
recorded commercial for 3M Corporate Pro Audio Systems 12

on September 12, 1979. at The Record Quad -Eight 14

Plant in L.A. The commercial entitled Sennheiser 16

"The First Time" spotlighted singer Sescom 24

Laura Brannigan during a recording Shure Cover Il
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After appearing on network TV during Studer Revox 49
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It is certainly anticipated that if digital
is to be utilized in commercials, manu-
facturers of TV sets join the ranks
of those of us in the audio field who
strive for better, cleaner and more
positive marriage of this audio -visual
system. We are now seeing this progress
manifest itself somewhat in the motion
picture field.
FRED WEINBERG
President
Fred Weinberg Productions. Inc.
REVIEWING THIRD ALTERNATIVES
TO THE EDITOR:
Crowhurst's discussion (June 1981) of
possible "third alternatives" to some of
the issues in the field of hearing are most
appropriate. Many arguments do tend to Coming
become polarized to two opposing
dogmas because of the attitude of some
Next
alleged scientists to the effect that, "If I
grant that your view is partly right, then
Month
I must have been partly wrong, and that In September. as the NRBA holds its
cannot be." The sooner such childish annual convention (see ad on page 63),
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 because of the emphasis on relative pitch
that characterizes musical performance.
The weight of present evidence supports
this alternative view more and more
strongly.
The other "third alternative," leading
to the hypothesis that loud wanted
music produces less damage to the ear
than loud urtnanted music, is also not
new, although perhaps not as ancient as
Abraham's theory about perfect pitch.
In 1968. Hormann had subjects perform
a tracking task in which feedback was
provided to the subject, not visually, but
rather by means of a 95 -phon noise. In
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was exactly the same for both groups, but
there was no way that the subjects could
discover this. The "bad noise' group
(i.e., those for whom the noise indicated
that they were off target) showed 18 dB of
auditory fatigue, while the "good noise"
group showed only 10 dB. So perhaps
there is something to the notion that rock
music is more hazardous to those who
don't like it, even though most of us con-
sider the idea somewhat preposterous.
strongly advise against uncritical extra-
polation of this principle, however, until
extensive corroboration of Hormann's
results appears. That is, I hope that none
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REFERENCES
Abraham, O. Das absolute Tonbewusstsein.
Sammelbde, int. Musikges. 3, -86 (1901).
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Hormann, H. Larm -psychologisch betrach-
tet. Bild d. Wissenschaft 6, 785 -794 (1968).
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 BARRY BLESSER
Digital Audio
We usually think of the digital repre-
sentation of an audio signal as a numeric
value, in digits, which represents an
audio signal amplitude in volts. There is a
one -to -one correspondence between
these domains, which we might describe
as being an instantaneous, free form
transformation. This seems complex, but
restated, it just means that each audio
sample is independent and contains all
of the information necessary to deter-
mine the digital word. The reciprocal is
also true. The only restrictions on the
transformation are a well-defined maxi-
mum for the digital peak, and a well -
defined minimum corresponding to a
single quantization level. The adjective
"instantaneous" means that there is no
memory in the system. Each sample does
its own thing, without being influenced
by any other sample.
We can, however, dream up other for-
mats where one of these assumptions is
not true. Consider a system in which the
digital word specifies the difference be-
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teen neighboring samples rather than the
value of any single sample. With such a
transformation, the audio voltages in
FIGURE would be represented by digital
1 taking the second difference (1.5) and
words corresponding to the difference
values given in the figure.
If we transmit the differences instead
of the actual values, the receiver can still
determine the original audio values. For
discussion purposes, assume that the
transmitter knows that the first (refer-
ence) audio voltage is always 0.0. The
first difference of 1.1 is transmitted and
therefore the receiver knows that the first
Figure 1. If the digital system specifies the
difference between ad¡acent samples, it
may be possible to transmit a digital signal
with a smaller dynamic range.
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-0.4 is added to the second derived value
of 2.6 to get 2.2, and so on. Thus we see
that the difference values are used to
determine the actual values.
However, notice that although the
peak -to -peak audio range is 4.4, the
peak -to -peak difference range is only
2.9 (1.4 maximum and -1.5 minimum).
Note that the dynamic range of the dif-
ference is smaller than the actual signal's
dynamic range. This suggests that the
difference signal will require less bits to
transmit without losing any information.
This form of encoding is called difference
encoding. If we connect an ordinary A / D
converter to the difference signal, we
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PRE- AND DE- EMPHASIS
This should remind you of the familiar
audio technique of pre- and de- emphasis
as used in tape recorders and records.
The encoded signal is a pre- filtered sig-
nal which is like the actual input signal
except that the spectrum is changed. A
differencing operation is like the pre-
filter since the derivative operation is just
a filter whose magnitude response is pro-
portional to frequency. In fact, the dif-
ferencing operation can be created by a
simple differentiator made up of a ca-
pacitor and operational amplifier.
The analysis of such a system is very
much like that of a tape recorder. If
everything is designed properly, there
and de- emphasis cancel. Only the noise is
affected since it is added after the pre -
emphasis and is therefore only subject to
de- emphasis. In digital audio, the noise is
the quantization error. Such a system
produces a white -noise spectrum which
is filtered by an integrator. The integra-
tor is the reverse of the differentiator.
Clearly, there are many variations of a
pre- and de- emphasis filter other than
'B, differentiating and integrating.
This kind of filter is especially inter-
esting since it can be created digitally as
well as by analog methods. In FIGURE 2,
two versions of the differential PCM sys-
tem are shown. The top version is the
classical version with the A/D converter
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PCM system.
after the pre- emphasis differentiator. Ac-
tually, a difference filter is shown rather
than a differentiator even though they
are equivalent. At the subtractor, a de-
layed signal is subtracted from the main
signal. This means that the result is the
difference between the present value and
the delayed value. When the delay is
equal to the sampling period, the signal
at the Ai D is equivalent to that which
would be obtained by subtracting the
difference of two samples. At the receiver
side, a summing unit is used to create the
restored signal. Assume that its output
is the present value of the audio signal.
If the input is the difference, then the sum
of the difference and the present value
gives the next value. This process repeats.
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From an audio point of view, this form
of pre- and de- emphasis is not particu-
larly interesting; however, FIGURE 2B
shows a more interesting implementa-
tion. In this example, the differencing
operation is performed after the A; D
converter. The subtraction is also per-
formed digitally. Thus, the pre- empha-
sis and de- emphasis are both performed
digitally, with no source of noise between
them. There is complete cancellation.
Therefore, the quantization noise now
passes through the system unchanged
since it passes through both filters. Pre-
viously the noise was introduced after the
pre -emphasis. This is called a lossless
transform, since the digital pre- and de-
emphasis transmits the difference signal
without any loss of information. The
interesting property of difference encod-
ing is that peaks signal can become very
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small. Consider a 50 kHz sampling fre-
quency having a 20 µsec. interval be-
tween samples. With a 100 Hz signal, the
dynamic range of the difference signal is
more than 40 dB below the actual signal.
A 100 Hz sine wave does not change
value very quickly. If the transmission
word has 10 bits, then the audio signal
can correspond to 20 bits. In other words,
fewer bits are required to transmit a large
signal. One can even get more dynamic
range from a 20 Hz signal, since the
derivatives are 5 times smaller. Higher
frequencies do not do so well; and very
high frequencies do much worse than
simple PCM.
FIGURE 3 shows some of the properties
of these systems. With analog pre -
emphasis, the noise spectrum is shaped
like a f curve labelled A in the figure.
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This increases the noise at low frequen-
cies (where the gain becomes very large)
but decreases the noise at high frequen-
cies. The digital difference encoding (B)
does not change the noise with frequency.
If one were to compute the noise power
under the two curves, one would find
that they are the same. We have merely
traded one form of noise for another.
The same curves may be used to illus-
trate the clipping level for ordinary PCM
and our DPCM. At low frequencies,
curve A shows that the DPCM is much
better than the PCM (curve B), but at
high frequencies it is worse. Again, the
area under the two curves is the same
when viewed on a linear frequency scale.
These are only a few examples of how
the information in a digital audio sys-
tem can be transformed to allow the ca-
pacity of the system to be changed in one
area by giving up performance in another.
OVER SAMPLING
Another variation of these systems can
be created by increasing the sampling fre-
quency to a much higher value, e.g. 500
kHz instead of 50 kHz. In this case. all
audio signals may be considered as rela-
tively low frequencies. The higher sam-
pling rate means that the audio signal can
not change value very much in between
samples. At 500 kHz, the time between
samples is only 2 psec. In this short inter-
val, all differences are extremely small.
This decreases the transmitted dynamic
range data to a very small value. Hence,
only a few bits are required to represent
the signal. This allows us to trade off the
number of words per second (increased)
Figure 3. The same curves may be used to
compare analog (A) to digital (B) noise,
or, DPCM (A) to PCM (B) clipping level.
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the problem of anti -aliasing filters is
made trivial since the sampling frequency
is so high.
The limiting case of such a system hap-
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bit. This degenerate form of DPCM is
called Delta Modulation. At each sam-
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one of the positive values or one of the
negative values. For ordinary PCM we
do not notice this because there are so
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negative value than positive value. Delta
modulation gives up the zero value since
we need both a positive and a negative
value.)
FIGURE 4 shows how one would build
a digital delta modulation system. The
audio signal is used to create the one -bit
word represented as x in the figure. This
value is either +I or -1. The delay and
summing network is just the simple inte-
grator which we discussed before. The
last value of y is added to the present x to
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Figure 4. Block diagram for a delta
modulation system.
Figure 5. A simple low -pass filter will
smooth out the delta modulation system's
output (Y) to create a good representation
of the audio input signal.
create the next value y. They is compared
to the audio input. If the audio is larger
than y, the comparitor adds a +I differ-
ence in the integrator; if the audio is
smaller, it adds a -l. Since the integrator
in the encoder is identical to the integra-
tor in the decoder, the value of y' will be
the same as the value of y.
Since the value of y (or y) is being up-
dated continuously, it will tend to track
the audio signal. FIGURE 5 illustrates the
process. At ti, the value of t' is less than
the audio, so the comparitor adds 1. The
resulting value of y at 12 becomes larger
than the audio, so the comparitor sub-
tracts I. At 13, the comparitor adds I. At
14, y is again lower than the audio, so it
adds I again. The curve y will follow the
audio even though there are small steps.
The rough quality can be ignored since
a simple lowpass filter will smooth it out
to create a good representation of the
audio. Remember, a real PCM will also
have steps in it when looked at carefully.
You can think of each step as being an
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the next article we will discuss all the
ways in which you can get indigestion
from using a delta modulation system.
And as a finale, we will discuss various
forms of digestive aids. This form of en-
coding justifies some considerations be-
cause of the extremely low cost.
(In the meantime, for more on delta
modulation, see "Digitizing Audio with
Delta Modulation" in the April, 1979
issue of db -Ed.)
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 i Sound WithLEN FELDMAN
Sights & Sounds
Another Summer CES has come and
gone and, as usual, everyone 1 come in
contact with after this semi -annual event
poses the same question: "What did you
see hear that was new and different?"
In terms of product. very little! In terms
of trends. a great deal. Let's take a look
at the most important product displayed
at CES and see how it is likely to affect
both audio and video in the years ahead.
The product is 12 centimeters in diameter
and has been dubbed the C -DAD, or
Compact Digital Audio Disc.
The small disc is a dedicated audio
disc, designed strictly for audio informa-
tion storage, and not as an offshoot of a
video disc system. Therein lies the
controversy between two growing camps.
There are those who maintain that the
consumer of the mid -eighties (that's
regardless of which format ultimately
-
when digital audio is likely to take off
dominates the scene) is not about to buy
yet another turntable for video discs
and a separate player for digital audio.
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Those who subscribe to this argument
insist that the same player should be able
to handle both video discs and digital
audio discs.
Countering these arguments are the
co- inventors and co-developers of the
C-DAD, Philips of Holland and Sony
Corporation of Japan who, a couple of
days before SCES, held a press confer-
ence in New York in which they revealed
details concerning the small digital audio
disc and their marketing plans for it. Their
presentations also highlighted several
good reasons for favoring a dedicated
audio disc. Not the least important of
these was a reminder that the world
employs three popular TV broadcast
systems (NTSC. PAL and SECAM) and
that if an audio digital disc were to be
tied to a video disc system, there would
then have to be three versions of each
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A second argument in favor of the
C -DAD has to do with its format and its
physical configuration. To begin with.
the Philips -Sony C-DAD is an optical -
laser tracking system. Thus. there is no
contact between the "pick -up" (in this
case, a semi -conductor laser) and the
surface of the disc. That fact. plus the
small size of the disc, suggests the possi-
bility of a new program source for car
stereo systems which would not be
practical with larger discs or with discs
that require physical contact between
pickup and disc surface. such as the small
grooved digital audio disc developed
by Telefunken and now considered to
be out of the running.
It is interesting to note that the three
digital disc systems which have thus far
been proposed for audio applications
parallel the three types of video disc
systems which are either being offered
for sale now or will be offered in the
very near future. The small, optical -
laser Sony -Philips system, of course.
uses the same pickup principle as the
Magnavox; MCA, Pioneer "Laservi-
sion" disc which has been available to
consumers for some time. The groove -
type disc developed by Telefunken of
West Germany, while not identical in
concept to the RCA Selectavision video
disc, does require a stylus riding in a
spiral groove. And, finally, the groove -
less capacitance- pickup disc proposed
by JVC is completely analogous to that
company's video disc proposal which is
known as the VHD system (the audio
version is called AHD. for Audio High
Density).
CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE COMPACT DIGITAL DISC
Digital quantization format for the
C -DAD is I6 -bit linear, per channel and
a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz is used
high enough to insure ruler-flat response
out to 20 kHz. Its error correction
scheme is capable of correcting drop-outs
of as long as 3,548 bits, which corre-
sponds to about 2.4 millimeters of linear
travel of the optical pickup relative to
the spinning disc. Incidentally, C -DAD
revolves at a variable rate--approxi-
mately 200 rpm near the outer circum-
ference and about 500 rpm at the inner-
most point (50 millimeters from the
center of the disc). Play is from inner
circumference to outside and rotation is
counterclockwise. Playing time of the
disc is 60 minutes per side, in stereo.
and it would be possible to record four
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 instantaneous amplitudes of the wave-
form that has been recorded. A semi-
conductor laser beam picks up the
pattern of pits and flats using a concen-
trated light beam which is many times
thinner than a human hair. Scanning is at
a rate of around 4.3 million bits per
second. With no physical contact
between the laser pickup and the disc.
there is no record wear. even with
repeated playings.
In addition to encoded audio informa-
Prototype digital disc players by Sony tion. it is possible to record a great deal
(left) and Philips, exhibited at recently held of non -audio data onto the disc. For
Summer CES in Chicago. Disc itself has example, in demonstrations that wit-
about 1 /6th the area of conventional
1
nessed at SCES. the selection number.
LP disc shown behind it, but plays
for one full hour per side. remaining playing time and the like
were all displayed on a screen, as picked
up and decoded from the demonstration
channels of information on a side with discs themselves. Future discs might well
playing time cut in half. It is also possible contain song titles and much more.
to "sandwich" two active sides together depending upon how sophisticated and
to form a double -sided disc, but present how costly the disc players are made.
indications are that the software com- As for the audio performance of the
panies who have already opted for the disc itself, we have already noted that
system will probably offer one -sided frequency response extends from 20 Hz
discs, initially at least. to 20 kHz. Signal-to-noise and dynamic
An hour -long C -DAD recording range are both better than 90 dB. Stereo
would contain up to six billion bits of separation is also in excess of 90 dB.
information in the form of tiny "pits" while harmonic distortion. referred to
along a helical track. Each pit is about peak signal level. is less than 0.05 percent.
0.6 microns in width and about 0.2 There is no measurable wow- and -flutter.
microns deep. These pits, and the flat since rotational speed is synchronized
areas between them, represent the "I s- with a clock generator inside the player
and "Os" of the required binary language and is itself governed by information
encoding which in turn represent the contained in the track of the disc.
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INTRODUCTION
AND TRANSITION
From what I was able to learn about
marketing plans for the C -DAD. we in
the United States are not likely to see
players until early 1983. Both Sony and
Philips plan to introduce players in their
own domestic markets (Philips in
Europe. Sony in Japan) in the fall of
1982. and these introductions will be
accompanied by the introduction of a
wide variety of software (by Polygram
in Europe. CBS, Sony in Japan. and
possibly other record companies who will
climb aboard the C -DAD bandwagon
in the interim). In view of the long delay
before we see these new discs and players
offered for sale, why did Sony and
Philips choose this time to announce
and demonstrate this remarkably supe-
rior audio technology:' Most experts
agree that the early announcement was
designed to forestall any further debate
about "which system" should become the
world standard. At SCES. Marantz
surprised visitors with their own proto-
type digital disc player. Additional
companies have announced in favor of
the Compact DAD. including Matsu-
shita Electric (whose familiar brand
names include Panasonic, Technics and
Quasar). a surprising development when
one recalls the corporate interrelation-
ship between Matsushita and JVC. the
inventors of the competing AHI) VHD
Capacitance Pickup system. Still. there is
always a certain amount of risk involved
in announcing a radical new technolog-
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commercial introduction. Some main-
tain that the recording industry. already
suffering from a downturn. will be hurt
further by the publicity garnered for the
new digital discs. as uninformed con-
sumers reduce purchases of conventional
software in anticipation of the new discs
and players.
Those recording studios that have
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ably find themselves in a fortunate
position since the digital tape masters
they are now using to produce "audio-
phile" type discs will also serve to create
the true digital disc catalogs of the future.
Those studios with vast libraries of
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use for them when the world "goes
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which have been sold by the billions are
not about to be discarded overnight, or
even over a span of ten or more years.
I'm not saying that they will never be-
come collectors' items -only that it's a
bit early to discard our collections of
I2 -inch LPs before we see which way
the digital disc is really going to go
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 NORMAN H CROWHURST

4441lheory & Practice

Dimensions and Progress

When you're climbing a mountain, and
don't have a map or a trail to follow, it
helps to find a spot where you can see
how you have gotten as far as you have,
as a basis for determining how to proceed
higher. So, pursuing the line we started
in our previous column on the impor-
tance of basics, let us see how the whole
business got started, from "sea level" so
to speak.
For centuries, long before anyone
thought about telephones, microphones,
or even the telegraph, observers noted
that electrical phenomena were of two
major forms: electricity and magnetism.
Much earlier, men like Sir Isaac Newton
had quantized mechanical things like
mass and force. But it was a long time
before experimenters found a way to
quanti/e their observations on elec-
tricity and magnetism.
There were forces which provided
the first means of quantizing the phe-
nomena. Bodies with electrical charges
attracted or repelled one another: that
was force. Bodies that were magnetized
also attracted or repelled one another.
And by this time, experimenters had
found that electrical currents interacted
in a way similar to the current in a
magnetic field.
So we had what was called "static
electricity," with properties somewhat
similar, but apparently unrelated, to
magnetism, and "current electricity,"
which was quite different from magnet-
ism, but apparently related to it in some
way. But, was static electricity related to
current electricity? One would think so,
but finding out in what way required
some kind of breakthrough: progress in
knowledge.
Measurements were made to find out
how charges of static electricity behaved,
how magnetism behaved, and how
current electricity was related to magnet-
ism. Both electrical charges and mag-
netized bodies exhibited forces, one
toward another, dependent on the
magnitude of both; doubling either one
doubled the force. Without two charges,
or two magnetized bodies, there was no
force; one charge, or one magnetized
body, produced no force.
Now, Newton had put dimensions on
force. Force is measured as mass multi-
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 When he was only 16, Mick built a
studio in his basement, which later became
PCI Recording of Rochester, New York. In
1971, he met another Rochester resident
named Chuck Mangione. The two have
worked together ever since. Mick spent a
year at Act One Studios in Buffalo, then
returned to PCI, before his association with
Mangione brought him to L.A. in 1975. Since
then, he's been an independent engineer,
working with people like Peter Mclan, Cher
and Lani Hall.
ON GEOGRAPHY
The difference used to be that there
were different players, different producers,
different artists recording in different cities.
The records out of New York were a little
more hard -hitting, energetic kind of records.
The records that came out of L.A. were a
little smoother. Stylistically, there was a
difference. Now, they're moving around,
recording different parts of albums in
different places. can't tell anymore. Half the
I
time, see a lot of the people know from
I I
rhythm sections in New York out here. And
when 've been in New York, 've seen a
I I
lot of friends from out here there. So you can
very easily be fooled into thinking something
is done where it isn't:'
ON STEREOTYPING
"The first year I was here, had to work
on a lot of demos for people for practically
nothing to demonstrate that I could record
something else besides what Chuck did,
because that would give me a very limited
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amount of work. It took a little while to get
out of that. So had to give away a lot of time
I
to prove it"
ON HONESTY
"I don't like second -guessing. mean,
I
'Yes, well, will the public like this? Will they
love this ?' cant tell. And think that really
I I
few producers really can tell in advance if
the public is going to love the record or not.
Ithink the best thing you can do from
everybody's standpoint-artist, producer,
musicians -make an honest record that
everybody involved with loves"
ON SPECIAL EFFECTS
"I really haven't heard anything new
for quite a while. think that was mostly all
I
explored by George Martin and the Beatles
in the '60s. Now, it's refinements on that,
putting different things together, you know.
Idon't think that have heard a new effect
I
in years -a new specific sound"
ON TAPE
"3M's new formulations came out first,
usually. As a matter of fact, know that,
I
because 206 came out before 406 did. 250
came out before 456 did. 3M's been a leader
with new formulations on tape.... think 3M
I
is ahead. The difference in audio is minimal.
The difference in durability is great. After
I several hundred passes through the
machine, 250 still has more oxide left on it,
which is a big advantage. I'm not plugging
the tape to get the ad. really am using it,
I
finding it more rugged. That's my main point:'
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 produce in that amount of mass. (Mass is
a scientific word for weight, but differ-
This publication ent in that weight depends on gravity,
whereas mass is a measure of the amount
is available of matter upon which gravity acts, to
manifest itself as weight.)
in microform. Thus, one pound of weight is a mea-
sure of force, as well as of weight, be-
cause it represents the force that would
accelerate one pound, at the rate gravity
would make it fall, if free to do so, which
is an acceleration of approximately 32
feet -per- second -per- second. Accelera-
tion is the rate of change of velocity.
Velocity is measured as distance-per-
unit time: feet -per- second, or miles -per-
hour. Therefore, acceleration is the rate
at which those feet -per- second, or miles -
per -hour, are changing; per second, per
minute, or in whatever unit of time you
University Microfilms choose.
International So, acceleration has the dimensions
of distance divided by time squared.
This may be written as L/ f, or if you
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England shows that the force is inversely propor-
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force, due to two charges or magnets
acting on one another, the measure of
the combined effect of the charges is L' x
MLT, or ML' r'.
Next, since that is the effect of two such
charges or magnets, and is proportional
to the product of them, we take the
square root of that expression to arrive
at what each charge, or each magnet,
contributes to the overall force. That
way, if there is only one charge, or only
one magnet, there is no force, because it
is something multiplied by nothing. So
the dimension of a charge, or of a
magnet's strength, is M -L''T-'.
The early experimenters found out
that current is a rate of change of charge,
or a charge in motion, and that currents
interacting produce forces like mag-
netism. This leads us into two definitions
of current, according to which phenom-
enon we use to measure it.
In the first case (a rate of change of
charge), we simply divide charge by time,
making the dimension for current
M' 'L' T'. In the case of magnetism,
the force produced in a magnetic field is
proportional to the length of current -
carrying wire exposed to the field. There-
fore, current has a reciprocal dimension
of length, for the length of current- carry-
ing wire in the stated field. So using this
definition for current, its dimension is
So we have two dimensional defini-
tions for current. Now, if a wire carrying
a current is moved in a magnetic field, a
voltage is produced. This means that if
we use the elctromagnetic definition for
current, and multiply that by a velocity,
L\ T, or LT ', we have the electro-
magnetic definition for voltage, which
thus is M "L "T'.
Now, in terms of static electricity,
when the distance between two charges
is changed, the voltage and the force
change, being proportional to distance.
So the electrostatic definition of voltage
is M' = L, which reduces to
M "L "T '.
Now we get to something more
familiar to audio folks: resistance or
impedance, the dimensions for which are
voltage divided by current. Using the
electromagnetic definitions for each, the
dimensions for a resistance or impedance
come down to L, T, or a velocity. And
using the static definitions, the definition
for resistance or impedance comes down
to T. L, or the reciprocal of a velocity.
So far, we've talked about dimension
-length. mass, time -without regard
to units. The time used in experiments
has always been the second. Length can
be measured in various units. but the
scientific unit is the meter. One of the
difficulties in measurement was the fact
that voltages in static electricity experi-
ments could be millions of times as big
as those in current electricity, while
currents in the latter could be millions
of times as big as those in static elec-
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electromagnetic terms. Now, since one
has the dimensions of a velocity, and the
other the dimensions of the reciprocal
of a velocity, that ratio must be the
square of a velocity, making the velocity
3 times 10" meters per second.
Experiments in astronomy had already
established that light travels at a little
over 186,000 miles per second, which is
very close to 300,000,000 meters per
second. Could it be that light was a form
of electromagnetic waves, and that other
waves of the same form could be gener-
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Synchronous reflectors occur in sound
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the speaking tube. An organ pipe is a sort
of speaking tube with either an open or
closed end. When an arriving wave en-
counters an open end, the velocity of the
air particular doubles and the sound
pressure virtually disappears, resulting
in a wave reflected back along the pipe.
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so the pressure doubles up to compensate
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intervals, of whatever frequency builds
up in the pipe, back along the pipe. With
the closed end, there is a pressure null at a
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of frequencies sustained will be such that
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PEAKING OF CONVENTIONS (as in last month's
editiorial), it seemed for a time as though SPARS
(the Society of Professional Audio Recording
Studios) was ready to take up any possible slack
in the convention circuit. For just as the AES announced
its convention- cutback program, SPARS began pub-
licizing its Conference '81, to be held in Nashville,
Tennessee (about time someone woke up and discovered
Music City, USA). A SPARS press release noted that
"Exhibitors will have the opportunity to 'openly sell'
...to recording studio owners."
It occurred to some observers (or at least it did to us)
that an aggressive SPARS "selling show" could really
gain a foothold among manufacturers. Given the right
conditions. a selling show geared specifically towards
the industry's "big spenders" could prove almost irresist-
ible to manufacturers.
But just as these words are coming off the typewriter,
along comes word that SPARS has cancelled its 1981
convention. in response to "... growing industry -wide
opinion that the industry is 'over- conventioned.- Well,
so much for our editorial on the timeliness of a selling
show.
As an alternative, SPARS now plans a series of -road
shows." At press time, details are still sketchy, but if our
suspicions are correct, it could be that SPARS is having
its own troubles trying to cope with the realities of the
industry today.
It's easy enough to blame all of this on the sad eco-
nomic state of the nation, the plight of the recording
industry, and various other malevolent forces that cannot
be traced back to our own doorsteps. But we also suspect
that even in the healthiest of times, we do not need an
endless sequence of conventions, punctuated by road
shows and panel discussions in which blue- ribbon panels
of experts sit around all night saying nothing in particular.
Maybe a tight economy will force all of us -the AES,
SPARS, and even (gasp!) db -into a more -critical
evaluation of the real needs of our industry.
We'd like to think that here at db we have all the
answers, but as it turns out, were having trouble enough
trying to figure out what the questions are.
For example, on the subject of "road shows," just what
does the industry really want? Or, should we ask, just
what does the industry really need? (It might not be the
same thing.)
The AES does an admirable job of presenting technical
papers at its own road shows. We'd suspect the industry
neither wants nor needs more of the same from others.
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help raise the technical standards of the papers; with one
less convention each year, session chairmen may be more
selective in choosing papers.)
But the industry has other needs besides getting its
quota of technical papers. There's a lot of high -tech-
nology out there that needs to be presented to the work-
ing studio engineer. It doesn't have to be spoon -fed.
but neither can many of us digest the technical content
found in some of the more -advanced work.
Here's where SPARS (and db!) can come in handy. Via
"road shows" (and feature articles), the technology can
be presented in a format that makes it accessible to the
working audio pro'. It might not be as much fun as
watching (or reading about) a recording studio "heavy-
weight" describing his life behind the big board. but. if
you're trying to cope with an increasingly-complex
industry, what would you rather have from us- amuse-
ment or education? Here at db, we're betting you'd
choose the latter.
In this month's issue, John Hoge's feature article is a
typical example of what we mean. There's probably
more math here than many readers want to see (or so our
typesetter assures us). Yet it's not of a kind that will
present an impossible roadblock to any serious reader.
How many of you will lightly skim through the article
and then rush out to design your own speaker system?
Probably very few. But. how many will take the time to
wade through the equations and come out with a better
understanding of your own studio's system?
We hope that's where most of you are at today. And
we'll even bet that many of you would go so far as to
support a "road show" that brings today's technology a
little closer to home. Although we'd like to think that
db contains everything you really need to know (come
to think of it, that's what the publisher tells our adver-
tisers), in our more realistic moments we remember the
value of attending all those conventions (and a few "road
shows ") over the past many years. We suspect that a
strong "selling show" coupled with a sequence of intense
workshops at the studio -operator level would meet with
wide industry support. What do you think?
P.S. After a brief absence, our "Sound With Images"
column is back this month, with noted columnist Len
Feldman presiding. Len will keep us up -to-date on what's
going on these days, as more and more image makers
discover the creative potential of high-quality audio.
However, we'll continue to remember that we're nor a
video magazine. In other words, Len's column will
remain "SOUND With Images," not "IMAGES! (with
sound)."
DEAN AUSTIN
Time-Aligned
Loudspeakers Revisited
The ceramic magnet comes of age
ACK IN THE -DARK AGES" (about four years ago), before
we had come to accept double -digit inflation and the
prime rate as a fact of daily life, there appeared a small
dark cloud on the horizon, known in the loudspeaker
world as a "scarcity of cobalt for making Alnico magnets.°
Without going into the political; economic reasons behind this
scarcity, it actually did exist, and as a result the price of Alnico
magnets was increasing at a rate that probably eclipsed even
the price rise of crude oil. Of course. we had seen the production
of consumer loudspeakers with ceramic magnets increasing
steadily for about two decades, but in the field of professional
studio monitors, the conversion and subsequent acceptance is
much more recent.
A CERAMIC -MAGNET DUPLEX LOUDSPEAKER
At t REI, one of the earliest changes that occurred in the
design of our 813 studio monitor system was made when the
manufacturer of the auxiliary woofer (UREI 800W) sent us
engineering prototypes of ceramic units for comparison with
the Alnico magnet versions which were used for our initial
production runs. After evaluating several samples of a ceramic-
magnet replacement loudspeaker, and working towards
improved sensitivity, a new ceramic- magnet 800W was
procured that was completely interchangeable with the original
version. But knowing that it would not be nearly so simple to
change our Altec 604-8G duplex loudspeaker to ceramic
magnets, we sincerely hoped that it would be manufactured
forever.
Eventually, the cobalt situation became so tenuous that
Altec informed us that a new ceramic- magnet duplex loud-
speaker was indeed under development and a timetable should
be established for converting our 800 -family of monitor
systems. There was at least one positive aspect to the use of an
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in professional monitor systems.
all- ceramic system. It is well known that Alnico magnets are
subject to self-demagnetization when driven at very high
levels of current through the voice coil (what ?... in a recording
studio?), whereas ceramic magnets are not so adversely affected
by high drive levels.
As soon as engineering prototypes of the new custom -
designed ceramic -magnet duplex loudspeaker were delivered.
the fun began. The design objectives for our new model
813A were the same as those for the original 813 project:
I. flat frequency response (40 Hz to 16 kHz).
2. improved efficiency.
3. optimum damping.
4. low distortion.
5. time -alignment® of low- and high -frequency drivers.
In the final design of the 813A, it was again possible to meet
all of these objectives. In fact. system efficiency is almost
11/2 dB better in the piston band than the 813: another bonus
provided by the ceramic magnets on the drivers.
As it turned out, most of the design effort was required to
meet the first objective, with particular attention to that portion
of the spectrum in the crossover region. (The development
of the 813 enclosure, design considerations for the low and
lower -mid frequency system response. and details of the time -
alignment technique were covered in the author's "Time-
Aligned Loudspeaker Systems" in the March. 1979 issue of
db - Editor.) "Time- align" and its derivatives are registered
trademarks of, and licensed by. E. M. Long Associates and the
use of this terminology is licensed to U R El for use in connection
with its products.
The tight bass sound has become one of the trademarks of the
800 -series monitors. In the on -going 813A project, it was
possible to effect some significant improvement in the damping
at the low frequencies when measured by the tone -burst
method. The correlation between tone -burst testing and
subjective listening tests is most remarkable. The physical and
mechanical changes required by the redesign, to accommodate
the pancake- shaped ceramic magnet, produced some advan-
tages through serendipity, but, conversely, created the need for
other complementary modifictions in order to maintain
smooth power response through the crossover region.
The power response of the ceramic low -frequency driver is
indeed smoother in the 500 Hz to 1000 Hz region than the IU
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horn with no buffer.
original Alnico unit. However, the throat length and the
diameter of the throat were considerably less than in the
original 604-8G version. This required lengthening the horn
and increasing the mouth area without producing a greater
"shadow" effect, caused by the increased size of the high-
frequency horn.
When it became apparent that most of the system engineering
would be directed at the frequency spectrum above 1000 Hz,
it was obvious that tests would be speeded up considerably by
working in a small anechoic chamber instead of the "free- space"
test tower used for the 813 project. Not having an anechoic
chamber at hand, consideration was given to constructing one.
At the May. 1980 Audio Engineering Society Convention in
Los Angeles. UREI demonstrated the 800 -series monitors
in one of the hotel rooms. In an effort to make the room sound
something like a typical control room. Alpha Audio made
available to us some sheets of their new Sonex sound absorbing
acoustic panels. The absorption of this material is very close to
100 percent in the audio frequency range above 1000 Hz.
So. for a loudspeaker test facility, a small chamber was con-
structed by hanging 4 -inch thick Sonex panels in a cubical
framework and cutting a circular hole in one side to admit the
test speaker, which was supported on a stand outside the
"chamber.- The test microphone was hung at a distance of one
meter from the speaker and we were in business.
THERAPY FOR SOUND WAVES TRAUMA
It is an inescapable physical phenomenon that, with a short
horn loading a high -frequency driver, such as is the case for all
duplex loudspeakers with crossovers in the 1500 -to -2000 Hz
region, the transition which takes place at the end of the horn
can be a traumatic experience for sound waves. The high-
frequency audio waves travel through the throat of the driver
after leaving the diaphragm, then propagate out through the
horn, whose boundaries are almost 100 percent reflective.
Then, they are suddenly dumped into the air. FIGURE I shows a
Figure 3. Amplitude- versus -frequency response of the
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made to the horn.
tone burst at 2.3 kHz. propagated through a horn with no
"buffer" at the transition boundary into the air. The burst is on
for eight cycles and then off for eight, and the "ringing" which
takes place when the burst is shut off is very evident. Also,
there is a delay effect which causes the burst to build up
gradually over the entire eight cycles. reaching a steady -state
condition just as the burst is shut off again. As previously
mentioned, work had been under way, before the change in
duplex loudspeakers occurred. to devise some kind of a
"diffraction buffer" which would reduce these transient distor-
tions. This buffer would ideally be composed of a material with
an optimized absorption coefficient. thus providing an
"acoustic buffer" to match the reflective horn walls to the
absorptive air. Measurement and experimentation with various
materials led to the conclusion that a material with the proper
absorption coefficients and optimum shape, would effect
substantial improvement in performance. Since the horn
length needed to be increased slightly, the diffraction buffer
could accomplish both tasks with one piece of material. Con-
siderable previous testing had established that a tear -drop
shape worked well, so it was only necessary to determine the
optimum dimension to properly load the high frequency driver
down to the desired crossover frequency, and provide the
desired buffering effect. Since the horn mouth is of two dis-
similar materials, the increase in length required is not directly
proportional to the crossover frequency change, but was
determined by measurement.
As a result of testing up to this point, and from a study of
available literature, it was believed that some transient distor-
tion is introduced in a rectangular horn by multiple reflections
along the junctions between its horizontal and vertical walls.
One solution to this would be the use of a circular horn. But
Figure 4. The modified horn, showing the diffraction
buffer, absorption material and slot configuration.
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 speaker there is some "shadowing" of the sound waves radiated
near the center of the low frequency cone by the horn which is
concentrically mounted in front of the woofer cone. When the
horn is kept small enough, the effect is minimal, but with the
new 800H buffer-diffracted horn, the shadow became apparent.
Although the nondirectionality of low -frequency sounds makes
it difficult to detect any blockage of the sound waves, phase
differences occurring as the waves are diffracted around the
horn do affect the frequency and power response.
The solution was to cut some holes in the horn to let the
mid -frequency energy through. Considerable experimentation
was required to optimize this slot configuration, but the mid -
frequency response was restored to a flatness that defied
detecting any "shadow effect" by cutting four slots in the horn
as shown in FIGURE 4. The slots are approximately I cm-
by-4 cm in size and are spaced well away from the vertical axis
of the horn throat. By elongating the slots to a 4:1 aspect ratio,
with the narrow side perpendicular to the direction of travel
of the high frequency wave fronts, there was no measure
degradation of the high -frequency response of the horn.
Sufficient energy is radiated through the slots to eliminate
the shadow created by the increased size of the high -frequency
horn, which had resulted in the previously measured perturba-
tions.
The development of the high -frequency horn (patent applied
for) was the work of M. T. Putnam and the network for the 8I3A
was the responsibility of Mr. Dennis Fink. The design of the
8I3A is an excellent example of producing a synergistic solution
to a problem created by a change in design requirements, which
in this case was precipitated by the necessity to change to a
ceramic- magnet duplex loudspeaker. With the exception of the
necessary network changes, most of the work was done with
Figure 5. The completed UREI time -align 813A studio the high -frequency section of the system. Therefore, it was a
monitor system. The slots in the horn eliminate shadow relatively simple job to redesign the other members of the
effects caused by the horn's presence. 800- monitor family, the 81 I A small system, and the 8I5A dual -
auxiliary- woofer system.

in a control room environment. a rectangular horn with an

aspect ratio of about 2.5:1 gives much better concentration of
the energy where it is needed.

SYNERGY
I I of the synergy that often occurs
ere again came the benefit
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when an engineering project attacks several aspects of an
overall design effort at once. In designing the high-frequency
driver for their new duplex loudspeaker, Altec found it neces-
sary to reduce the throat diameter to approximately seven -
eighths of an inch. Although the flange supplied was still
designed to mate with the custom UREI 800H horn, an imped-
with precisionSTL
ance mismatch occurred in the throat which created phase
shifts and consequently amplitude variations in the upper
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SIDNEY L. SILVER
Digital Filters
in Audio Signal Processing
A guide to the practical aspects of digital filtering.
HE PRESENT TIME. the full impact of digital filtering
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has not yet been felt by the audio industry. This has
been due. mainly. to the high implementation cost
and system complexity which, until recently, have
severely limited the application of digital filter techniques in
studio operations. However. recent advances in large -scale
integration have made it possible to implement digital filter
systems with just a few components, so that systems that
once required numerous circuit boards can now be easily
constructed with a small number of ICs. Also, power con-
sumption has been drastically reduced in the new designs, and
many of the elements of the filter can now be placed on a
single LSI chip.
Digital filtering permits the efficient processing of analog
data by transforming that data into a digital format before
extracting meaningful information from the pulse stream.
Although these filters are characterized differently from their
analog counterparts. they are often required to perform
identical operations. In either case, circuit components in the
system function in such a way as to modify the frequency
composition of an audio signal in a predetermined manner.
However. for every problem encountered in the design of an
analog filter, there is an equivalent one in the digital case. In
analog, or continuous filtering for example, frequency stabilite
depends upon the accuracy and matching of passive com-
ponents. In digital processing, it depends mainly on the
accuracy of the sampling frequency. Other error sources that
must be dealt with in digital units are quantization noise
arising from analog-to- digital conversion, and aliasing distor-
tion caused by signal frequencies higher than half the sampling
frequency.
One may therefore ask: What are the advantages of using
digital filters in the audio field? And what properties do digital
filters have that make them superior in performance to equiva-
lent analog units? First of all, digital filters arc insensitive to
parameter drift; changes in temperature. voltage, and com-
ponent values do not adversely affect digital elements the way
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they do analog types. Secondly. they can easily be designed
with a frequency response closer to the ideal; that is, uniform
passband response and infinite attenuation in the stopband.
It is also possible to achieve extremely high Q values and steep
cut -off rates (even at very low frequencies) that are difficult
or even impossible to attain with conventional filters. With
digital filters, there is virtually no limit to the signal -to -noise
ratios that can be realized. All that is required is to increase the
resolution of data bits at the filter input. There are also no
impedance- matching problems and no insertion losses.
Probably the most important feature is their great flexibility.
For example, they can be easily modified by simple program
changes, so that one filter unit provides many functions.
Furthermore, using multiplexer techniques, digital filters can
be time-shared with a substantial number of independent
inputs, yielding an even more useful channel -bandwidth
capability.
Unfortunately, most of the available literature on digital
filters treats the subject primarily in mathematical terms,
often based on idealized components. In this article, however,
we shall restrict ourselves to the practical aspects of digital
filtering, and discuss its use as a signal- processing element
in audio work.
BASIC FILTER STRUCTURE
W hat is a digital filter? As yet, there is no universal agreement
on a precise definition of the term. For our purposes, however,
it can be defined as a process or device which operates on a
coded sequence of binary digits produced by sampling a band -
limited audio signal in time, and quantizing that signal in
amplitude, so as to produce a new sequence with altered
Figure 1. Basic circuit of a simple first -order digital filter.
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frequency content. After the pulse stream is processed, the Input Output
filtered output may be left in its digital form for further
processing by a digital computer, or converted back into its
analog form. according to application.
To introduce the concept of digital filtering, let us consider
the simple first -order filter (6 dB, octave-slope) shown in
Ct
FIGURE I. Here the basic building blocks are an adder, a delay
line. and a multiplier. Note that there are none of the passive D I.t
components (resistors, capacitors, or coils) associated with
conventional analog filters. It can be seen that the filter output
is fed to the delay line whose output, in turn, is applied to
the multiplier. At the adder, the multiplier output is combined
with the input. In this operation, the multiplier and adder
comprise the arithmetic unit, or numerical calculator of the C4
filter. The delay unit, usually in the form of a shift register or
RAM (random- access memory), compares the data sampled CI C2 Ca C4
at a particular instant with the data sampled previously.
The delay length is equivalent to one sampling interval, and
we assume that the addition and multiplication operations
are instantaneous. Since feedback is used in its implementation,
the output of the filter is effectively derived from the present
Figure 2. A second -order recursive filter with a 12 dB -per-
input values and from past values of the input. In this process, octave slope. C1-C4 represent a set of filter coefficients.
data is extracted sequentially from the delay element and
passed to the multiplier which provides the scaling factor,
or filter coefficient, that determines the frequency response.
The scaling factor represents a digital number which, once
selected, defines the fixed characteristics of the filter.
The output of a digital filter may be expressed by a difference
equation which defines the output data value, y(nT), as a
function of the present input data value, x(nT), and any prior
input and output values. For a first-order filter, the general
equation is:
y(NT) = x(nT) + Cy(nT -T)
where n is the number of sampling intervals at a given time, T
is the period of sampling, and C is the scaling factor, or filter Output
coefficient.

MAJOR FILTER TYPES

There are many ways of designating digital filters, but all of
them fall into three main categories- recursive, transversal,
and lattice. Recursive filters, which will be discussed first, use
feedback in such a way that the filtered output is always an
explicit function of past and present input values. These units
are referred to in the literature as 11F (infinite impulse response
filters).
FIGURE 2 shows a second -order recursive filter comprising
two adders and four multipliers, with two shift registers serving
as the delay elements. These components provide sufficient C4

flexibility, so that by appropriate choice of scaling factors, the ('i C± C3 C4

filtering action can be made equivalent to virtually any cor-
responding analog type. Here the set of filter coefficients,
C, through C4 , are entered into a ROM (read -only memory),
and fed sequentially to their respective multipliers. By merely

Figure 3. A third -order recursive filter is derived by

placing a first -order and a second -order section in parallel.
Figure 4. Implementation of a fourth -order transversal
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changing these scaling factors, any of the classic filter functions
(Butterworth, Chebyshev, Bessell, elliptic, etc., in various
modes of highpass, lowpass, bandpass, and bandstop) may be
realized from the same filter unit. Also, by assembling any
number of first -order and second -order filter sections in series,
parallel, or a combination of both, it is possible to synthesize a
wide variety of higher-order filter functions. As an example.
FIGURE 3 shows how a third -order filter can be implemented
by putting a first -order section and a second -order section in
parallel.
In the transversal filter configuration. the output data values
at any given instant depend upon the input values at that time
and on the number of past inputs. Since there are no feedback
elements employed, past inputs do not enter into the response.
Transversal filters generate a finite impulse response and are
therefore also termed FIR filters. FIGURE 4 illustrates a typical
example of a fourth -order transversal filter requiring only a
single adder and five multipliers, with a RAM (random- access
memory) as the delay element. Clearly, the structure resembles
that of a tapped delay line, each tap representing a fixed delay at
uniform intervals related to the sampling time.
In operation, the filter produces a weighted running average
of incoming data values. Each data value is successively multi-
plied by an appropriate filter coefficient stored in a ROM, and
digitally summed in an adder at the output. This sequence
continues for each sampling cycle as each data value advances
in position along the delay line memory. The tapped delay
weights are adjusted to give the sequential values in the impulse
response that corresponds to the desired frequency response.
An important advantage of transversal filters is their uncon-
ditional stability, which means they are virtually immune to
environment changes. One limitation is that a large number of
delay elements are needed to obtain steep cutoff rates.
Figure 6. Cascade realization of a time -varying digital
filter.
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The lattice type digital filter (FIGURE 5) is a relatively new
form which offers a compromise between recursive and
transversal units. It has greater stability than the recursive
filter, but requires less hardware than the transversal type.
However, it generally operates with larger coefficient sizes,
making it more difficult to program than the other configura-
tions. The full potential of lattice filters in audio applications
has vet to he explored.
TIME -VARYING FILTERS
In applications where more than one filter function is needed
in a short interval, it is sometimes required to manually vary the
frequency characteristics with time. Such filters are being used
in speech recognition experiments, where one can synthesize
speech with different voice inflections by merely changing the
coefficients in the filter program. To operate a digital filter in a
time -variable mode, the scaling factors are made adjustable in
such a way as to control the filter parameters over the desired
range of frequencies and bandwidths. A second -order recursive
filter of this type is depicted in FIGURE 6. The coefficients
CI. and Cib together with C2. and C2b control the center
frequency, while C2, and C2b alone affect the bandwidth,
without shifting the center frequency. Using this approach,
more complex filters can be assembled by increasing the
number of stages, so that the controlling parameters sweep
through a wider range.
ADAPTIVE FILTERS
In situations where audio signals are obscured in a noisy
environment, it is possible to extract those signals from the
noise in an adaptive manner, and hence optimize the signal -to-
noise ratio. To accomplish this, the filter coefficients are
continuously adjusted by an adaptation processor, enabling
the filter to automatically track the noisy signals.
FIGURE 7 shows a commercially available adaptive digital
filter system designed for application in voice intelligibility
enhancement where it is necessary to wring out correlated
noises. spectral distortion. acoustic resonances, reverberations,
and other signal convolutions. The 5 MHz filter speed of the
instrument permits the use of filter sizes of, say 445th order
at 5.0 kHz and 700th order at 3.0 kHz bandwidth, with still
higher orders of filtering at narrower bandwidths. Using a
large transversal filter, the device estimates the noise com-
ponents and subtracts them from the audio signals. The noise -
reduced audio is then circulated through the system to con-
tinuously adjust the filter coefficients for maximum noise
cancellation. Where undesirable periodic signals are present,
such as tones, the transversal filter acts as a spectral line
enhancer. For some stationary noises, such as music masking a
voice, the tracking speed is adjusted for a fast convergence
rate; and for less- stationary noises, such as reverberation, a
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cancellation and voice intelligibility enhancement.

slower rate is selected. There is also a dual -channel mode of
operation utilizing two separate audio inputs, one consisting
of the audio signals accompanied by the noise, and the other
a reference input of the noise alone. In this way, differences
of phase, amplitude, and spectral shape are taken into account
in the enhancement process.
MULTIPLEXING SCHEMES
If the input data rate (sampling rate times the number of bits
per sample) is well below the speed limitation of the digital
circuitry, a digital filter can be multiplexed to utilize the
circuitry more efficiently. Specifically, if the time intervals
between samples is used to generate the next output, and if
enough time exists between samples for the system logic to
repeat these operations, the filter can be time -shared among
numerous input signals. In FIGURE 8, for example, suppose
that one filter unit is employed to equalize the inputs of three
independent audio sources. Initially, the sampled input pulses
are interleaved by the multiplexer, sample by sample, and
applied serially to the filter input. The bit rate would be in-
creased by a factor of three, and the shift register containing
the signal samples would be three times the length of the delay
line for a single input. Thus, for each channel, every third
sample is effectively processed by the arithmetic unit. The
arithmetic unit, in turn, performs the same multiply -add
calculation as the single-input case, but operates three times
faster. At the output, the digital pulse stream emerges in the
same interleaved order as the input, and is thus easily separated
by the de- multiplexer.
Another type of multiplexing operates on a single-input
signal to effect a number of different subfilter forms. In this
arrangment, the digital pulse stream is made to pass through
the multiplex system more than once, to produce higher orders
of filter complexity. As an example, let us consider the imple-
mentation of a 16th -order filter in cascade form using the
multiplexed second -order recursive filter shown in FIGURE 9.
Here, the combining of eight separate filters into one multi-
plexed unit requires that the bit rate in the filter be increased
by a factor of eight, and the shift register delay lengths also

Figure 8. The transversal filter uses a multiplexing

arrangement for time- sharing three independent inputs.
Every third signal sample is processed by the filter, with
S1 representing the sample of input 1.

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 Input - In nn
multiplexer
Delay
C'J
(1
1111
Figure 9. Multiplexing scheme where the output is
repeatedly fed back to the input to effect higher orders of
filtering.
be increased accordingly. The filter coefficients are supplied
from the ROM which cycles the eight data values for each
multiplication during every sampling interval. The data values
are routed in and out of the filter by the input and output
multiplexers. which are also controlled by the ROM.
During the first number of bits of each sampling interval, the
input samples are processed by the arithmetic unit of the first
subfilter in the cascade form. This processing takes essentially
one- eighth of the basic sampling period to complete. By delay-
ing the resulting output one-eighth of the sampling period.
the data values can be fed back via the multiplexer arrangement
to become the new input to the filter during the second number
of bits of the sampling interval. This feedback process is
repeated with the filter coefficients of the ROM changed
each time to correspond to the appropriate subfilter in the
cascade form. The eighth, or last, output during each sampling
interval is the desired 16th -order filter output.
When low frequency filters must be realized. the require-
ments for coefficient precision are increased, so that it may be
Output
multiplexer
-o Output
D la
(l
('+ ('a
ROM
convenient in a multiplex operation to maintain fixed scaling
factors, but operate at a reduced sampling rate. If. for example.
the sampling frequency is halved, the center frequency of a
bandpass filter will shift one octave lower in frequency while
maintaining the same relative bandwidth. Of course, each time
the sampling frequency is lowered, it must be accompanied
by a low -pass filter action to correspondingly reduce the
high- frequency cutoff of the sampled pulses. This procedure
is necessary in order to prevent the introduction of aliasing
distortion into the system. One application where this concept
is utilized is the implementation of octave-band filter sets in
digital frequency analyzers.
Multiplexed digital filters have found application as phase -
shifting devices in modifying the tonal and spectral character-
istics of electronic musical signals. To provide the filter with
dynamically variable properties, the coefficients are usually
stored in a small special-purpose computer. and any one of a
number of filter- sweeping programs can be selected by an
appropriate control function.
W. J. J. HOGE

Measuring Loudspeaker
Driver Parameters
IT you've survived Mike Math I & II, here's some math from
the other end of the signal path.

QUI I E OFTEN. a commercially built loudspeaker

system will not fill a particular need in a particular MAP

situation. When this happens, it is time to design a
custom system. Loudspeaker design used to be more CAR CAP
of a black art than a science. But now, modern network syn-
thesis techniques may be applied to the design of the loud- RAr
speaker, whether it be a direct radiator [ I, 2, 3] or a horn -loaded
unit [4, 5, 6]. RAii RAP
Before attempting to design a loudspeaker system using an
existing driver, one must know the values of the driver param-
eters which influence system performance. Unfortunately, SOURCE DRIVER ENCLOSURE
most manufacturers still do not provide such data on their
units. In this article, we will briefly review the theory of loud-
speaker synthesis, examine the equivalent circuit of a loud- Figure 1. The acoustical equivalent circuit of a direct -
speaker, and the theory of driver small -signal parameter
radiator loudspeaker.
measurement. This theory will be presented in (I hope) a
straightforward manner; no great math skills are required.
Mixed with the theory will be some worked examples describ-
ing how to make the measurements without having to use half In FIGURE I, the circuit elements are defined as follows:
the H -P or B & K catalogs worth of equipment. So get out your
Pr equivalent pressure source of the electrical energy
snow shovels (or manure forks), and here we go.
source,
A REVIEW OF SOME THEORY Re acoustic equivalent source output resistance,
R:u acoustic equivalent of the voice coil resistance,
Novak [7] presented an equivalent circuit fora loudspeaker,
RAS acoustic resistance of the driver suspension losses,
which Thiele [ I] uses as the basis for the application of modern
MAS acoustic mass of the driver diaphragm including air
network synthesis techniques to direct -radiator loudspeakers.
load,
FIGURE I gives a general low -frequency acoustical equivalent
CAS acoustic compliance of the driver suspension,
circuit of a direct -radiator loudspeaker. In the figure, each
CAB acoustic compliance of the air in the enclosure,
electrical circuit element represents a specific acoustical
RAR acoustic resistance caused by the enclosure's
property of the loudspeaker and its enclosure.
absorption losses,
R..51 acoustic resistance caused by enclosure leaks,
MAP acoustic mass of the passive radiator port,
CAP acoustic compliance of the passive radiator suspen-
sion, and
H: J. J. Hoge is a research aml development engineer RAP acoustic resistance of the port or passive radiator
lin' Harrison Srslems. .\'u.dreille. Ti.
`' losses. A
 LEGI SU:
® stol
Figure 2. Section view of a loudspeaker motor.
Thiele noted that the circuit resembles a fourth -order,
high -pass filter. and he derived relationships among the
circuit elements for several different response shapes. His
Table I allows us to design a system by specifying the ratios
between: the system's half-power ( -3 dB) frequency and the
driver's resonance frequency (f .A), the half-power frequency
and the enclosure's resonance frequency (/ii /x), and the
acoustic compliance of the driver suspension and the com-
pliance of the air in the enclosure (J'As/.:,x). An additional
item, the total quality factor of the driver (Os) must also
be specified.
The compliance, CAB, is a function of the volume of the
enclosure and the effective area of the driver diaphragm.
Therefore,
CAS C'.ux = VAS, VII
where VAS the volume of air which has the same com-
pliance as the driver suspension. and
I.x the volume of the enclosure.
The other low- frequency small-signal performance specifica-
tion is efficiency. The half-space efficiency of a driver is given
by
4a"
fsn VAS
= (2)
c' QES
where no the driver's half -space efficiency,
c the speed of sound, in meters -per-second, and
f'rs the quality factor of the driver, considering
electrical losses only.
To determine the total quality factor of the driver, we must
consider mechanical losses as well. Thus.
SQMS
Q. = (3)
Qxs + Qas
where Os the total quality factor of the driver, and
Qscs the quality factor of the driver, considering
mechanical losses only.
At high frequencies, the voice coil inductance begins to
effect system performance. However, voice coil inductance
is not constant with frequency. Consider the loudspeaker
motor of FIGURE 2. The voice coil rides around the center core.
Part of the core is saturated with flux from the magnetic field,
but part of it is not. As the voice coil moves in and out, a
greater or lesser number of turns in the coil surround the
v unsaturated section, and the inductance of the coil varies. In
"I'"
(l,.illator
ES(
Figure 3. A simple test for driver resonance.
some drivers, variations of + 100 -50 percent are not un-
common. The voice coil's inductance and resistance cause
the high frequency response to roll off (they amount to a
single -pole filter). The corner frequency varies with the large -
signal inductance variation and this causes amplitude modula-
tion of the higher frequencies. The effective small -signal
inductance, Le, gives an indication of the frequency region
where this problem may occur. It may also be used to estimate
interaction of the driver and the crossover. The voice coil
resistance, RE, is also necessary before beginning to design
the crossover.
So far, we have found that the following small -signal driver
parameters are required in order to design a loudspeaker:
fsn driver resonance frequency in free air,
(1)
compliance equivalent volume,
VAS
driver quality factor considering electrical losses
()ES
only (2).
QMS driver quality factor considering mechanical losses
only,
Qrs total driver quality factor (3).
LE effective voice coil inductance, and
Rr voice coil resistance.
How can we measure them?
The measurement of Lr and RE is a trivial matter. A bridge
capable of good resolution and accuracy can be used to read
these data directly from the driver's input terminals. Likewise,
the determination offs is not difficult. An oscillator. voltmeter.
and resistor can be used. as in FIGURE 3. The voltmeter reading
will peak at the resonance frequency.
Vns may be derived from the mechanical compliance of the
suspension. Csu. We may attempt to measure this directly by
placing the driver on its back (with the cone facing upward and
the cone axis vertical) and putting a known mass on the cone.
Although the measured displacement of the cone might be used
to compute the compliance, this technique ignores the effect
of the mass of the moving system. This mass causes a downward
force on the suspension which biases it off center, since the
suspension of a loudspeaker is not necessarily linear. This is
particularly true in high -compliance drivers, which generally
have high -mass cones. In these cases, the cone mass results in a
biasing force which can drive the suspension far enough off-
center to destroy the value of the measurement. There must
be a better way.
 Consider the low-frequency electrical equivalent circuits where MAD is the acoustic mass of the diaphragm and voice
of a driver in free air, and of a closed -box loudspeaker with coil. MAI is the acoustic mass of the air load on the front of the
a lossless enclosure, as shown in FIGURE 4. diaphragm, and MAH is the acoustic mass of the air load on
the back of the diaphragm when mounted on the enclosure.
From Beranek,
0.23
M.s, = (8)
a

and
BH p,
MAH - Tra
(9)

where a is the effective radius of the diaphragm. p, is the

B
Figure 4. Electrical equivalent of a driver in free air (A).
The addition of LCEB makes the circuit the equivalent of a
closed -box speaker in a lossless enclosure (B).
density of air, and BH is "Beranek's B" (a fudge factor dependent
on the ratio of the effective area of the diaphragm to the area
of the side of the enclosure on which it is mounted).
We may now calculate CA, by rewriting equation (6) or (7).
We may then find VA, by
:s = pu(`C:s,
1 (10)
The quality factors Qi,, Q,, and Qss may be determined
from terminal impedance data taken on the driver in free air.
Consider FIGURE 5, a plot of the magnitude of the voice coil
impedance as a function of frequency. The resonance fre-
quency, AA is located where the impedance is maximum. The
ratio of the magnitude of the voice coil impedance /,cl at J
I

to the DC resistance RE is defined as

The circuit elements in FIGURE 4 are defined as follows:
IZvclm,x
Eg open circuit output potential of the source,
source output resistance,
10 - Re
f
Rg
R,: voice coil resistance, The two frequencies /i and are found where
Cw, electrical capacitance caused by the driver mass IZ'vcl = RE\/i,). Then, from circuit theory we know that
including air loads,
RI, electrical resistance caused by the driver suspension
losses,
(12)
L r, electrical inductance caused by the driver suspension
compliance, and
L r.H electrical inductance caused by the compliance of the Qr., = (13)
air in the enclosure.
We can determine the value of L 1, and thus of 6'A, by and
measuring the resonance frequency of the driver in free air and ./SA
then on a lossless test box and performing some calculations. (14)
At first glance it may seem that the lower effective inductance (< -Ji) sr,>
is the only difference between the two circuits. However, this We now know the sort of raw data which we need and how
is not true. C:w., is the capacitance resulting from the moving it should be processed to yield the proper parameters. Let us
mass including air loads. As Beranek [8] points out, one effect examine several methods of taking the data and calculating the
of the test box is to increase the air load above that in free air. results.
We must account for this variation. Let us define
Glu s, electrical capacitance in free air, and TEST METHODS
Cm, ,. electrical capacitance mounted on an enclosure. The first method we will examine is suitable for use with
Now the two resonance frequencies are given by limited equipment or for quick checks of the appropriate driver
parameters. After measuring R. and Le, the driver is connected
J \:\ _ (4) to a test set such as shown in FIGURE 3. With the oscillator
2a(Csmsi LcES)" output adjusted for a maximum output current on the order of
and IO mA, the resonance frequency of the driver (AO is measured.
(Note: The dial calibration of most oscillators is not sufficiently
good at low frequencies. A counter may be useful.) Compute
! _ (5)
by
LcE, I Zvc l m,x
2a rC'so-,- 1-""
/-4.1.11 + Ltli, ) IZvcI max - 4E,,-Eve
R, (IS)

where _/A is the resonance frequency of the driver in free air where Eve is the voice coil potential, Er is the source output
and /i is the resonance frequency of the driver mounted on
,
potential, and R, is the series resistance between the source
the test box. Equations (4) and (5) may be rewritten in the and the driver. ru is given by equation (II). Next find the two
forms frequencies, Ji and Ji, where IZ,,I = REVZ. Equations (12),
(13), and (14) give the values of QMS. QES, and Q',.
JSA = The driver is now mounted on a test box. Remember the test
[C:\, (Mw + (6)
27r box is supposed to be lossless. The only aperture in the test box
and should be the one to which the driver is mounted, and the driver
should be tightly gasketed. Any leaks may cause trouble with
(7)
- C'AH CAs
1
the measurement. This includes leaks in the driver caused by
vented or porous dust caps. Also, the box must not contain any
2rr (MA + MA, + MAH) damping material which would cause absorption losses. Mea-
CAR + CAS
T sure the new resonance frequency /c, and Z',cI max. Now,
I

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find the two frequencies f, (<f r) and (> fcT) where Zvcl = f I

RENiTc. (rc = IZ(rlmax) /RE. Small [2] defines the electrical

quality factor for fcr as
Fcr rc
Q'c, - U2' -ft') (rc - I)
(16)
Ri + Ris ro
Bydoing some algebra on several of the previous equations we
may show that
fCTQECT
I4S = VR (17)
fSQES i)
Worked example 1: Given the following instrument readings,
find Qsts. QFs, Qrs. VAS and no.
Frequency Counter (Hz) Voltmeter (V) Measured in
/sA 35 0.29 EvcI max
I free air
1; 21 0.13 free air Ri
fi: 59 0.13 free air
./c1 79 0.281E( max lossless test box
I

/'i 62 0.13 lossless test box

fsa
J': 100 0.13 lossless test box Log f

RF is 5.651, R, is I00011, and E is 10V in all cases, and hi is Figure 5. Driver voice coil impedance magnitude, as a
0.040 m'. function of frequency (lossless closed box).
From equation (15),

1,1 max = (0.29) (1000) - 30í2.

1

(10 0.29) -
From equation (11),
ro = 30 5.6 = 5.4, and therefore,
Zvc = RF. ru = 30\/ 5.4 = 13E1.
I
1

Thus,1 Evc1 at fi and f2 should be 0.I3V, which checks with

the data. From equations (12), (13) and (14),
(35) (5.4)'' =
Qsts = 2.1
(59 - 21)
2.
= 0.48
Qts (5.4
1
- 1)
Q's- (59 -21) (5.4)L2 =0.40
fe

Again, using equations (15) and (I1), Log f

(1000)
Z\ (.I max = (0.28) = 2952
6. Magnitude of voice coil terminal impedance as a
1

(10 - 0.28) Figure

function of frequency (vented box).
rc= 29,5.6 =5.2p
1
Z'u = 1
= 5.6, 5.2 = 1311.

The fact that IZbcl max is somewhat lower than IZvrl max
indicates a box loss; however, this magnitude of difference is
typical of this measurement method. Remember, the answers
are approximations. Figure 7. An improved test setup.
Using equation (16), we find that
(79) (5.2)' (1.. iuoscope
Qa:ci = (100 -62) (5.2- I) - I.1. Counter
\ H

From equation (17) we find that

QAS = 0.040 (79) (1.1) 1 - 0.17 m'.

(35) (0.48)
Finally, equation (2) may be used to find
V V \1
47r' (35)' (0.17) o I

'lo (345)' (0.48) Oscillator RK

Evc
100052
Thiele suggests an improved method for making these 11y p.
measurements if it becomes impossible to seal the loudspeaker
to the test box. A vent is added to the box. Now the magnitude
of the terminal impedance plot as a function of frequency looks
like FIGURE 7. Using the test set of FIGURE 3 we find; the lower
impedance peak frequency (f.), the upper impedance peak fre-
quency (lit). and the resonance frequency of the enclosure (fi).

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Special care is needed in readingfs because the curve has a flat
bottom. An oscilloscope may be added, as shown in FIGURE 7. CMS - VAS
(22)

f
Lissajous figures will make , fH, and fP easier to detect as the
phase angle goes through zero degrees at each of these points.
pc'SD'
We may compute the quality factors
From these readings we may find the value of the resonance 1
(23)
frequency of the driver, f H, with the added air mass caused by QMS =
27rfsCMSRMs
being mounted on the test box.
and
Jsx = (18) 27rJSMMSEE
dL QES - (B4'
(24)
We may find VAS by
Qrs may be found using equation (3).
VAS =
NO (19) Ashley and Swan also use a magnitude and phase angle
fH f. reading of the terminal impedance at a frequency above the
Worked Example 2: The driver tested in example I is now second resonance in free air to determine the effective voice
rechecked using a vented test box. Given the following instru- coil inductance LE. At high frequencies where the motional
ment readings, find QMS, Qss, Qrs, VAS, and no. impedance is trivial, we can model the terminal impedance as a
Frequency Counter (Hz) Voltmeter (V) Measured in series connection of LE and RE.
IsA 35 0.29 free air ZxsinBx
LE =
f 21 0.13 free air 27rx
h 59 0.13 free air
f. 13 vented test box
LARGE SIGNAL PARAMETERS
fP 33 vented test box
Jii 81 vented test box So far, we have ignored large -signal parameters which relate
to power handling and distortion. This is because little work
RE is5.6f2, Re is I000í2, and ER is 10 V in all cases. VP is 0.040 m'.
has been done to measure parameters such as the maximum
From the methods used in example 1, we find
diaphragm displacement, X
,.. Ashley proposes measuring
QMS = 2.1 the maximum potential which can be applied at fsA and still
Qs = 0.48 maintain linear operation, and, from this, calculating X,,,,..
Qs = 0.40. He determines the limit by observing non -linearities in the
Using equation (19), Lissajous figure on the oscilloscope. This method, in the

VAS - -
0.040[(81)2 (33)2] [(33)2_(l3)21 author's opinion, depends too much on the operator's judg-
ment. However, the author has been using it for approximate
(81)2 (13)2
results. This is an area where more work is needed.
VAS = 0.18 m'.

The reference efficiency is found with equation (2). However,
we will use fm rather thanJsA. This is because the air load when
operating on the test box more closely represents actual condi-
tions in normal use than does the load in free air. Thus, from
equation (18),
(81) (13)
lsx =
33
- 32 Hz
47r' (32) (0.18)
no =
(345)' 0.48
r)o = 0.012 (or 1.2 percent).
In both examples the calculation of QMS, QES, and Qs de-
pends on a single set of data. Ashley and Swan [9] suggest a
method which uses both magnitude and phase angle data on
the terminal impedanceatf, (<fsA)andf (>jsA)to compute the
values of the mechanical resistance of the suspension RMS and
the electromagnetic coupling coefficient, B/. The values com-
puted for the two sets of data are averaged and the mean values
used to compute the quality factors. Ashley and Swan use a
test set not unlike FIGURE 7; the oscilloscope is used to make
the phase angle measurements. The author prefers to use a
vector voltmeter or a gain /phase meter. Minor errors in reading
the Lissajous figure on the oscilloscope can cause 5 percent (or
more) error in the final computations. RMS and B/ are found by
SOURCES OF ERROR
In several years of manual data taking, the largest single
source of error in these tests was boredom -induced operator
error. The errors included reading the instruments improperly
and poorly sealing the driver to the test box. Other errors re-
sulted from neglecting the effects of such things as atmospheric
pressure. This was discovered when data taken in Colorado
(altitude 1800 m) and Tennessee (altitude 180 m) on the same
driver were radically different. Attention to detail is required.
CONCLUSION
Driver parameter information is important to a systems
designer. Using the simple, though tedious, methods outlined
above, one can find the parameters of the drivers he must work
with. This is an important step in designing a new system or
analyzing an existing one.
REFERENCES
I. A. N. Thiele, "Loudspeakers in Vented Boxes," Proc. IRE (Aus-
tralia). vol. 22, pp. 487 -508 (Aug. 1961). [reprinted in Jour. of The
Audio Engineering Society. vol. 19. no. 5. 6 (May. June 1971)]
2. R. H. Small. Direct- Radiator Electrodynamic Loudspeaker Sys-
tems. Ph. D Thesis. Univ. of Sydney, 1972.
3. J. E. Benson, "Theory and Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures: Part
3- Introduction to Synthesis of Vented Systems," AW A Tech. Rey.,
vol 14, pp. 369 -484.
4. R. H. Small, "Suitability of Low -Frequency Drivers for Horn -

RMS =
[ I - U'x/isA)2] (ZXCOSBX - RE) (20)
Loaded Loudspeaker Systems." AES Pre -print No. 1251.
5. D. B. Keele, Jr.. "Low -Frequency Horn Design Using Thiele /Small
27rfxCMsZxsinBx
Driver Parameters," AES Pre -print No. 1250.
6. W. J. J. Hoge, "State -Variable Analysis of Horn Loudspeakers,"

B/ =
[(%x/fsA)-
2 JxCMS
where Jx is the test frequency,
coil terminal admittance at fx,
coil terminal impedance at ix,
voice coil terminal impedance
- I] [ YxREcosBx - 1]
RMSRE
bz presented at the 57th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society,
Los Angeles, 1977.
YxsinBx (21)
7. J. F. Novak, "Performance of Enclosures for Low -Resonance
High -Compliance Loudspeakers," IRE Trans. Audio. vol. AU -7,
Yx is the magnitude of the voice pp. 5 -13 (Jan. -Feb. 1959).
Zx is the magnitude of the voice 8. L. L. Beranek, Acoustics, McGraw -Hill, New York. 1954.
and Ox is the phase angle of the 9. J. R. Ashley and M. D. Swan, "Improved Measurement of Loud-
at fx. speaker Parameters," AES Pre-print No. 803. J
 4 Appikation Notes
Computing Loudspeaker Parameters

THE BASIC COMPUTER program printed here will unnecessary calculations in between. VAS ( =VA) is now
quickly calculate the values found in the author's calculated in line 590 (Hoge's equation 19) instead of
worked examples I and 2. in line 520 (equation 17). Next, FsB is calculated and
Lines 30 through 200 allow the operator to printed, and the program returns to line 530 to print l',,
input the various known values. The TAB instructions and finally, calculate the driver's half-space efficiency in
merely organize the inputted values to more -or-less con- line 550, where the value of 9.6139E-7 merely represents
form to the layout within the article. From line 210 on, 47r- c', as required in equation 2.
each three -line sequence of instructions calculates a Wherever possible, the program variables closely
value, prints its identifying symbol (or a reasonable fac- match the author's style. Thus, in line 190, the original
simile) and then prints the value just calculated. E(; is printed out as E(G). However, to keep the use of
In Hoge's worked example 2, E \(- is not used. There- parentheses within reason (just look at 490 or 590!), E(G)
fore, at line 150. the operator would input a zero. Now, at becomes EG in the actual calculating instructions.
line 390, the program branches to line 590, skipping the

10 HOME
20 Dim °(22)
30 'F(SA) _
";FS
40 -F(1) _ " ;F(1)
50 "(2) _ ";F(2)

-
CCU ;FC
8: _ ='(1) TM ';F(11)
90 a.P "F'(2) TM ";F(22)
100 VTAB 1

110 HTAB 20
120 INPUT "E(VC) _ " ;E1
130 VTAB 5
140 HTAB 20
150 INPUT "E'(VC)= ";E2
160 VTAB 10
170 INPUT "R(E) - " ;RE
180 INPUT "R(G) ' " ;RG
190 INPUT "E(G) - ;EG
200 INPUT "V(B) - " ;VB
210 ZX = EI "RG /(EG - El)
220 PRINT "Z(VC) _
230 PRINT TAB(15)ZX ,

240 RO = ZX /RE
250 PRINT "RO - ";
260 PRINT TAB(15)RO
270 XZ = RE "SQR(RO)
280 PRINT "Z(F) - ";
290 PRINT TAB(15)XZ
300 QM = FS''SQR(RO) /(F(2) - F(1))
310 PRINT "Q(MS) _
320 PRINT TAB(15)QM
330 QE = QM /(RO - I)
340 PRINT "Q(ES) _
350 PR!`JT T45(15)QE
_
= .2) - F(1)) "SQR(RO))

33: -
.)QT
39: _ - --MEN 590
40: _
- = 82)
410 -

420 PRINT TAB(15)Zr

430 RC . ZY /RE
440 PRINT "RC -

450 PRINT TAB(15)RC

460 YZ = RE"SQR(RC)
470 PRINT "Z'(F) _
480 PRINT TAB(15)YZ
490 QC = PC SQR(RC) /((F(22) - F(11)) "(RC - 1))
500 PRINT "Q(ECT)= "
510 PRINT TAB(15)QC
520 VA = VB "(FC°QC /(FS "QE) - 1)

530 PRINT "V(AS) _

540 PRINT TAB(15)VA
550 H = 9.6139E- 7IFS3 "VA /QE
560 PRINT "H
572 PRINT TABC15)H
580 END

590 VA = vs"CF(22)2 - F(11)'2) "(F(11).2 - FC'2)/(F(22)'2"FC'2)

600 F5 F(22)"FC /F(I1)
=
610 PRINT "F(5B) _
620 PRINT TAB(15)FS
630 GOTO 530

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Taken for granted.

In most studios, the Studer B67 gets considerable use.
But not much attention. It merely does everything it's
supposed to do, with a minimum of fuss and bother.
hue, most engineers appreciate the smooth per-
formance and thoughtful features. The quartz PLL cap-
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 BOB KATZ
Achieving Depth
Perception
in Recording
Achieving accurate depth perception takes a working
knowledge of acoustic principles and the principles of diffusion
plus a good ear.
THE RECORDING ENGINEER should be both an artist and
a scientist about his work. When he makes a new
recording which he perceives as "better "(more pleasur-
able) than a previous recording, he should ask himself
whr:' Perhaps the reason for the "better" recording was a
changed microphone distance from the sound source. The
engineer should then try to consider whether the proximity
effect, the Fletcher- Munson effect, or some other documented
acoustic principle entered into his "better" recording. Then,
of course, he will take a tape measure and carefully measure the
distance of the mikes from the source in order to duplicate the
sound next time. Of course not! (I had to say that for fear that
many of you would take the previous statement seriously.) A
more realistic approach is to quantify his findings as best he
can and then internalize them so he can continue with the black
art known as Recording Engineering.
This article will show how several well -known acoustic prin-
ciples, including the Haas effect, and the principles of diffusion,
can aid us in the task of achieving accurate depth perception
in our artistic recordings. Remember, however, that the ear is
the ultimate judge of all recording quality; no matter how
much we try to quantify, there will remain some mystery over
why one recording gives us pleasure, and another does not.
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Part One: The Perception of Depth
At first thought, it may seem that depth perception is simply
a matter of the ratio of direct to reverberant sound in a record-
ing. On the contrary, it is a much more involved acoustic
process. Our binaural hearing apparatus is largely responsible
for the perception of depth. But recording engineers were
concerned with achieving depth even in the days of monophonic
sound. In the monophonic days. in general, halls for orchestral
recording were much deader than those of today. The dead
acoustic characteristics of Studio 8H at NBC are clearly
audible on the early Toscanini NBC Symphony recordings.
That same studio is used today in television, and its short
reverberation time can be heard on TV's Saturday Night Live.
at least until the boom microphone moves out to considerable
distance from the performers. when the apparent reverberation
increases. Hey, come to think of it, TV is monophonic sound.
isn't it? (At least today, in the U.S.)
Why is it that monophonic recording and dead rooms seem
to go well together? The answer is involved in two principles
that work hand in hand: I) The masking principle and 2) The
Haas effect.
THE MASKING PRINCIPLE
The masking principle says that a louder sound will tend
to cover (mask) a softer sound. especially if the two sounds
lie in the same frequency range. If these two sounds happen to
be the direct sound from a musical instrument and the rever-
beration from that instrument, then the initial reverberation
can appear to be covered by the direct sound. When the direct
sound ceases, the reverberant hangover is finally perceived.
 In real rooms (as opposed to rooms reproduced over
speakers), our two ears sense the reverberation as coming
diffusely from all around us, and the direct sound as having a
distinct single location. Thus, in real rooms, the masking
effect is somewhat reduced by the ears' ability to sense direction.
In monophonic reproduction, the reverberation is re-
produced from the same source speaker as the direct sound,
and so we may perceive the room as deader than it really is,
because of the masking effect. Furthermore, if we choose a
recording hall that is very live, then the reverberation will
tend to intrude on our perception of the direct sound, since
both will be reproduced from the same location -the single
speaker.
This is the ultimate explanation for the incompatibility of
many stereophonic recordings with monophonic reproduction.
The larger amount of reverberation tolerable in stereo becomes
less acceptable in mono due to the masking effect.
THE HAAS EFFECT...
The Haas effect says that, in general, echos occurring within
approximately 40 milliseconds of the direct sound become
fused with the direct sound. We say that the echo becomes
"one" with the direct sound, and only a loudness enhancement
occurs.
A corollary to the Haas effect says that fusion (and loudness
enhancement) will occur even if the closely -timed echo comes
from a different direction than the original source. However,
the brain will continue to recognize (binaurally) the location
of the original sound as the proper direction of the source. The
Haas effect allows nearby echos (up to approximately 40 ms.
delay) to enhance an original sound without confusing its
directionality.
,..AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO REAL ROOMS
We may say that these shorter echos which occur in a natural
environment (from nearby walls and floor) are correlated with
the original sound, as they have a direct relationship. The
longer reverberation is uncorre /ared; it is what we call the
ambience of a room. Most deader recording studios have little
or no ambient field, and the very deadest studios have only a few
perceptible early reflections to support and enhance the original
sound.
In a good stereo recording, the early correlated room
reflections are captured with their correct placement; they
support the original sound, help us locate the sound source as to
distance and do not interfere with left -right orientation. The
later uncorrelated reflections, which we call reverberation.
naturally contribute to the perception of distance. but because
they are uncorrelated with the original source the reverberation
does not help us locate the original source in space. This fact
explains why the multitrack mixing engineer discovers that
adding artificial reverberation to a dry, single-miked instru-
ment may deteriorate the sense of location of that instrument.
If the recording engineer uses stereophonic miking techniques
and a liver room instead, capturing early reflections on two
tracks of the multitrack. the remix engineer will have an easier
time adding artificial reverberation convincingly.
A BRIEF SUMMARY
In short: Depth is perceived binaurally. Monophonic
reproduction provides a very limited sense of depth perception
due to the masking effect. Early reflections (up to 40 ms. delay)
carry most of the distance and location information in a stereo-
phonic recording. Later, diffused reflections are the reverbera-
tion; they give information about the size of the room and some
information about the distance of the source, yet do not help us
discern its direction.
AIR ABSORPTION
Before we leave this topic there is one last contributor
to the sense of distance in a natural acoustic environment,
and that is the absorption qualities of air. As the distance to a
sound source increases, the apparent high frequency response
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is reduced. This is another tool which the recording engineer
uses to change distance. An interesting experiment is to alter
a treble control while playing back a good orchestral recording.
Notice how the apparent front -to-back depth of the orchestra
changes considerably as you manipulate the high frequencies.
Part Two: Recording Techniques to
Achieve Front -To -Back Depth
MINIMALIST TECHNIQUES
In the December 1979 db, Bruce Bartlett's "Stereo Micro-
phone Technique" is a compendium of minimalist microphone
techniques. All of the methods described (from coincident
pair to widely- spaced pair or trio) are applicable to this dis-
cussion of front -to-back depth. Later, I will make a few observa-
tions on how the choice of a particular minimalist technique
affects the perception of depth.
Referring to FIGURE I, a musical group is shown in a hall
cross section. Various microphone positions are indicated
by letters A -F.
Microphones A are located very close to the front of the
orchestra. As a result, the ratio of A's distance from the back
compared to the front is very large. (The back is about ten times
the distance of the front in this picture.) Consequently, the
front of the orchestra will be much louder in comparison to
the rear. The rear instruments, at least because of extreme
level differences, will seem farther back, and front -to-back
depth will be exaggerated. There is much to be said. however,
in favor of mike position A, since the conductor usually stands
there, and he purposely places the softer instruments (strings)
in the front, and the louder (brass and percussion) in the back,
somewhat compensating for the level discrepancy due to
location. Also, the radiation characteristics of the horns of
trumpets and trombones help them to overcome distance.
These instruments frequently sound closer than other instru-
ments located at the same physical distance from the microphone.
The other contribution to front -to -back depth is the larger
ratio of reflected to direct sound for the back instruments.
Relative reverberation contributes to the sense of front -to-
back depth at mike position A or any other position.
The farther back we move into the hall. the smaller the ratio
of back -to-front distance becomes and the softer the front of
the orchestra sounds compared to the level of the back. At
position B, the brass and percussion are only two times the
distance from the mikes that the strings are. This (according to
theory) makes the back of the orchestra 6 dB down compared
to the front. Acoustics of the hall greatly change any decibel
number quoted, since the more reverberant the hall, the less
severe the level changes as we move farther back.
For example, in position C, the microphones are positioned
beyond the critical distance! in the hall. As soon as we pass the
critical distance, further changes in level of front orchestra
compared to back become much less apparent to us. If the
front of the orchestra seems too loud to us at position B,
moving to C will not solve the problem. At position C we will
probably hear about the same front -to -back relationship as at
position B, except the entire orchestra will seem more distant
and move overall room reverberation will he heard.
THE DIMENSION OF HEIGHT
The dimension of height allows us to change the front -to-
back perspective practically independently of the reverberation
perceived. At position D, there will be no front -to -back depth
perceived, since the mikes are directly over the center of the
orchestra, equidistant from front or back. Position E is the
same distance from the orchestra as position A, but being much
higher, the relative back -to -front ratio is much less. At E we
may find the ideal depth perspective and a good level balance
between the front and rear instruments. If even less front -to-
back depth is desired. then F may be the solution, although
with more overall reverberation and at a greater distance. Or we
can try a position higher than E, with less reverb.

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DIRECTIVITY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Frequently the higher up we move in the hall, the more high
frequencies we perceive, especially from the strings. This is
because the high frequencies of many instruments (particularly
violins and violas) radiate upward rather than forward. The
high frequency factor adds more complexity to the problem.
since it has been noted that treble response affects the apparent
distance of a source. Note that when the mike moves past the
critical distance in the hall, a listener may not hear significant
changes in high frequency response when height is changed.
The recording engineer should be aware of how all the above
factors affect the depth picture so he can make an intelligent
decision as to which mike position to try next. Or else he will
find himself in the position of the 100 monkeys seated at 100
typewriters. Sooner or later they will manage to type all the
works of Shakespeare....Similarly, sooner or later, left
entirely up to chance. any recording engineer will find that
ideal mike position. Hopefully, you will know it when you've
found it.
ADDING AMBIENCE...AND OTHER UGLY THINGS
(or) THROWING THE MINIMALIST OUT THE WINDOW
The engineer producer often desires a sense of warmth,
ambience. or even distance which is not being achieved by the
mike position. although the position is ideal for relative front -
to -back orchestral balance and depth. In this case, moving the
mikes back into the reverberant field cannot be the solution.
Another case for increased ambience is when the hall itself is not
the best hall for recording. In either case. trucking the entire
ensemble to another hall may be tempting. but is not always
the most practical solution.
Here. the engineer may decide to put up additional mikes to
capture the hall ambience. If he has read his Burroughs and
countless others on the evils of acoustic phase cancellation,
he knows that adding more mikes is a sin. (This is of course
why churches make the most ideal recording venues The
confessional is near enough to save the recording engineer a
long trip which would otherwise pull him away from his main
job of sinning.)
The fact is that acoustic phase cancellation does not occur
when the extra mikes are placed purely in the reverberant field.
for the reverberant field is uncorrelated with the direct sound.
The problem, of course. is knowing where the reverberant field
is located. Proper application of Burroughs' 3 -to -I rule will
minimize acoustic phase cancellation. So will careful listening.
The ambience mikes should be far enough back in the hall.
and the hall must be reverberant enough so that when these
mikes are mixed into the program, no deterioration in fre-
quency response is heard, just an added warmth and increased
reverberation character. If the ambience mikes are all the way
back in the hall and a deterioration of frequency response is
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heard, then the hall is too dead because the so-called rever-
beration actually contains correlated reflections which cause
acoustic phase cancellation, also known as a comb filter effect.
The engineer should instead cancel using the ambience mikes,
til and either try moving his main mikes further back, changing
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their directional pattern, or even a different hall than the one
he shouldn't have chosen in the first place.
Assuming the added ambience consists of reverberation,
which is uncorrelated with the direct source, then theoretically
an artificial reverberation chamber should accomplish similar
answer is a qualified yes, assuming the artificial reverberation
chamber sounds good and, consonant with the sound of the
original recording hall.
What happens to the depth and distance picture of the
orchestra as the ambience is added? In general. the front -to-
back depth of the orchestra remains the same or increases
minimally, but the apparent overall distance increases as more
reverberation is mixed in. The change in depth may not be
linear for the whole orchestra since the instruments with more
dominant high frequencies may seem to remain closer even with
added reverberation.
Part Three:
The Influence of Hall Characteristics on
Recorded Front -To -Back Depth
LIVE HALLS
In general. the more reverberant the hall, the farther back the
rear of the orchestra will seem, given a fixed microphone
distance. I am intimately familiar with one problem hall whose
reverberation is much greater in the upper bass frequency
region, particularly around 150 to 300 Hz.
A string quartet usually places the cello in the back. Since
that instrument is very rich in the upper bass region, in this
hall the cello always sounds farther away from the mikes than
the second violin, which is located at his right. Strangely
enough, a concert -goer in this hall does not notice the extra
sonic distance because his strong visual sense locates the cello
easily and does not allow him to notice an incongruity. When
he closes his eyes. however, the astute listener notices that, yes.
the cello sounds farther back than it looks!
It is therefore rather difficult to get a proper depth picture
with microphones in this problem hall. Depth seems to increase
almost logarithmically when low frequency instruments are
placed only a few feet away from the mikes. It is especially
difficult to record a piano quintet there because the low end
of the piano excites the room so much as to make it seem too
distant and hard to locate spatially. The problem is aggravated
especially when the piano is on half -stick, cutting down the
high frequency definition of the instrument.
The miking solution I choose for this problem is a corn-
promise: close mike the piano, and mix this with a panning
position that is the same as the piano's virtual image arriving
from the main pair of front mikes. I can only add a small
portion of this close mike before the apparent level of the piano
is taken above the balance a listener would hear in the hall.
The close mike does help to solidify the image and locate the
piano somewhat. It gives the listener a little more direct sound
on which to focus. More on multi -mike techniques shortly.
VERY DEAD ROOMS
What happens when minimalist techniques are applied to
recording ensembles in dead studios? Not much. My observa-
tions are that the purist coincident pair and other two -mike
techniques which generally sound superior to me are not so
obviously superior in a dead studio. A recent experiment was
made with a horn overdub (sax and brass section) on multi-
track tape. The experiment took place at the facilities of the
Institute of Audio Research, New York City, where I teach a
recording course. Students at I.A.R. do have a bit more time
to experiment with "exotic" miking choices than they would
in the speedy outside world. I suggested that they try listening
to a coincident pair placed so as to pick up a natural image
of the horns. It seemed to us that in this dead room there were
no significant differences between the sound ofthis"minimalist"
 pair, and six "multiple-mono" close up mikes! The close mikes
were, of course, carefully equalized, leveled and panned from
left to right. This was certainly a surprising discovery to me
and it points out the importance of good hall acoustics on a
musical sound.
Normally, it would seem that close multiple miking kills all
sense of depth, and it generally does. But in the dead room.
the more -distantly -placed coincident pair did not pick up a
significant number of room reflections to provide a reasonable
or even pleasing depth feeling. When the horns were monitored
and mixed with the other tracks on the multitrack, the rhythm
section effectively masked whatever room ambience that
might have been perceived through the coincident pair. The
differences between the two miking techniques then sounded
insignificant to me. In fact, while this conclusion may sound
like heresy to some people out there, I even found that the
balance control flexibility provided by the multiple close mikes
made them the superior choice in this room.
THE LEFT -TO -RIGHT PICTURE
Bartlett reports that the further apart the microphone pair,
the wider the stereo image of the ensemble. Instruments near
the sides tend to pull more left or right. Center instruments tend
to get wider and more diffuse in their image picture, harder to
locate or focus spatially.
The technical reasons for this effect are tied in to the Haas
effect for delays of under approximately 5 ms. vs. significantly
longer delays. With very short delays between two spatially
located surfaces, the left-to -right image location becomes
ambiguous. Fusion does not occur. A listener can experiment
with this effect by mistuning the azimuth on a two -track
machine and playing a mono tape over a well- focused stereo
speaker system. When the azimuth is correct, the center image
should be tight and defined. When the azimuth is mistuned, the
center image should get wider and acoustically out of focus.
Similar problems can (and do) occur with the mike -to -mike
time delays always present in spaced -pair techniques.
THE FRONT -TO -BACK PICTURE
I have found that when the left-to -right picture is getting
wider (due to an increase in intermike distance), the depth
picture also appears to increase, especially in the center. This
is probably due to the extra wide and diffuse center image.
For example, the front line of a chorus will no longer seem
straight. Instead, it appears to be on an arc bowing away from
the listener in the middle. If soloists are placed at the left and
right sides of this chorus instead of in the middle, a rather
pleasant and workable artificial depth effect will occur. You
should not overrule spaced -pair techniques on the basis of
theory alone. In fact, two well-known practitioners of the
spaced mike technique (Bob Fine, who used three equally -
spaced omnidirectionals, and David Hancock, who uses two
figure -8 mikes spaced a few feet apart) have produced orches-
tral recordings which in my opinion equal the best ever made
in terms of their imaging, depth and focusing accuracy.
MULTIPLE MIKING TECHNIQUES
I have described how multiple close mikes destroy the depth
picture: in general I stand behind that statement. But soloists
do exist in orchestras, and for many reasons, they are not
always positioned in front of the group. The engineer should
make an effort to relocate the soloist closer to the front micro-
phones when looking for a natural depth picture. But when the
soloist cannot be moved, plays too softly, or when hall acoustics
make him sound too far back, then a close mike or mikes must
be used.
Check for frequency response problems when the close mike
is mixed in. As noted before, the live hall is more forgiving and,
if little or no acoustic phase cancellation occurs, the close mike
can be used. The close mike (not surprisingly) will appear to
bring the solo instrument closer to the listener. If this practice
is not overdone, the effect is not a problem as long as musical
balance is maintained, and the close mike levels are not changed
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during the performance. We've all heard recordings made with
this disconcerting practice. To me, they make the soloist sound
like he must be on roller skates because his distance changes
at the whim of the recording engineer producer!
WHAT ABOUT DELAY MIXING?
At first thought, adding a delay to the close mike seems
attractive. While this delay will synchronize the direct sound
of that instrument with the direct sound of that instrument
arriving at the front mikes, the single delay line cannot effec-
tively simulate the other delays of the multiple early room
reflections surrounding the soloist. The multiple early reflec-
tions arrive at the distant mikes and contribute to direction
and depth. They do not arrive at the close mike with significant
amplitude compared to the direct sound entering the close
mike. Therefore, while delay mixing may help.it is not a panacea.
STEREO MIKING A SOLOIST
When the close solo mikes area properly placed stereo pairand
the hall is not too dead, the depth image will seem more natural
than one obtained with a single solo mike. However, the advan-
tages of stereo miking a soloist decrease in recordings made in
dead rooms, for reasons mentioned earlier. (Blame it all on the
Haas effect. He's very dead anyway.)
INFLUENCE OF THE CONTROL ROOM ENVIRONMENT
ON THE DEPTH PICTURE
This is the last topic. Many engineers may at this point say,
"what is this matter of depth? l've never noticed it in my control
room. "! But chances are, if you' e continued to read this far.you
have noticed a degree of depth perception in your recordings
and want to know how to make them sound "better." (That
word "better" has inspired more fights in the audio industry
than I care to admit. Unfortunately. this article will be no
exception.)
In my opinion, there are now more good speakers available
for home stereo use that are capable of producing an accurate
depth image than are found in today's so- called "state- of -the-
art" recording studios! But that situation is rapidly changing.
In control rooms of the past, the acoustic design engineer's
decisions for efficiency, high power handling, flat frequency
response, wide bandwidth across the console width, and other
speaker attributes, have been made at the expense of a tight
center image and accurate depth and focus. I believe that this
trend is changing considerably with the recent advent of the
LEDE'" control room and phase-coherent speaker systems.
Before you book your next studio gig, play a well -recorded
orchestral tape that you are familiar with (in the control room).
If you find the flutes and clarinets sound like they are four feet
wide and nowhere in space, then I suggest you book another
studio. Happy listening, and happy depth perception!
FOOTNOTE
"Critical Distance- is a term used in Sound Reinforcement work:
Ibelieve it was first popularized or coined by Don Davis. It refers to the
point in the hall where the direct and reverberant sound areal equal level.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
I. Bartlett. Bruce: "Stereo Microphone technique." db. December 1979.
2.Burroughs, Lou: "Microphones: Design and Application.- Saga-
more Publishing. 1974.
3. Madsen, E. Roerbaek: "Extraction of Ambiance Information from
Ordinary Recordings." Journal of the Audio Engineering Society,
1970 October. Contains an excellent explanation of the Haas effect
as well as a description of a four -speaker ambiance extraction system
that must be heard to be believed. (It is excellent).
4. Davis, et al: various recent publications on the LEDE concept
and on 'IDS from db and RE. P magazines. Vt
 New Product: & terries:
PROFESSIONAL
MONITOR SYSTEM
I he Sentry 100 Professional Monitor
System employs a tweeter capable of
handling 25 watts RMS of input power,
while faithfully reproducing the program
material with response out to 18 kHz and
uniform dispersion. 120 degrees at 5 kHz.
Accidental high-frequency blasts from
tape head contact in rewind/ fast forward
mode no longer results in destruction of
the tweeter. The low-frequency section is
an 8 -in. direct radiator woofer installed
in an optimally vented enclosure with
fourth -order Butterworth tuning. The
Sentry 100 has a uniform polar response
so that the engineer hears the same
sound 30 degrees off -axis as he does
directly in front of the system, and a
high -frequency control that offers boost
as well as cut.
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MONITOR MIXING CONSOLE
The Audy Series 2000M Monitor
Mixing Console provides 16 inputs
(stackable to 32) with separate output
mixes that permit control of up to six
independent monitor sends. Using high
speed. low noise IC op -amp technology.
it minimizes transient and slewing-
induced intermodulation distortion. A
dual LED system assures proper adjust-
ments of input attenuation switches and
maintains 25 dB of headroom through-
out. Other standard features include:
input and output channel patching;
EQ in out switch for each input mix
control; individual channel muting;
talkback: 6 auxiliary inputs: headphone
monitoring with solo priority system:
high resolution. 20- segment LED bar -
graph meters: phantom power. and work
lamp socket.
.tllr: Audy Instruments. Inc.
Price: S6.995.00
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AUDIO MONITOR
The AM200 audio monitor has been
designed to high impedance bridge six in-
dividual program circuits. Each selected
channel can be monitored for audio
level by use of a front panel V U meter and
range select switch that covers a 60 dB
dynamics range. Each channel can also
be subjectively monitored with the use of
a front panel speaker system. In addition,
an independent remote speaker output
is provided.
Mfr: Modulation Associates. Inc.
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CONDENSER MICROPHONE
The SM85 hand-held vocal micro-
phone is especially suitable for applica-
tions requiring wide frequency response,
low distortion characteristics, very low
RF susceptibility and reliable operation
over a wide range of temperature and
humidity extremes. It features an integral
multistage pop filter, a midrange presence
peak. extended high -frequency response,
a controlled low- frequency rolloff and an
internal shock mount for reduced
handling noise. The SM85 is designed
for simplex (phantom) powering from an
external supply or directly from sound
reinforcement, broadcast or recording
equipment. It operates over a voltage
range of I I to 52V dc. covering both DIN
standard 45 596 simplex voltages of 12
and 48 volts and the proposed 24 -volt
standard. Frequency response is 50 to
15,000 Hz.
Mir: Shure Brothers Me.
Price: S231.00
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AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM
l he Emph' a Sizer, a new audio
processing system from ATI. combines
the functions of a program controlled
input gate, a switchable four band
parametric equalizer and a wide range.
low distortion compressor- limiter. Sim-
plified controls in a compact, RFF pro-
tected package make the Emph' a Sizer
ideal for use in the studio as a DJ mike
processor with switchable, presettable
equalizers to tailor the Emph' a Sizer for
each announcer. Equally useful in the
recording studio and in sound reinforce-
ment, the Emph' a Sizer accepts direct
microphone or line level inputs and
provides both low and high level balanced
outputs to +24 dBm.
Mir: Audio Technologies, Inc.
Price: $1.395.00
 AMPLIFIER SERIES ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER
The TU -A Series of telephone paging
utility public address amplifiers are
available with 100. 60 or 35 watt ratings.
designated by model numbers TU -100A,
TU -60A and TU -35A. respectively.
Each screwdriver -installed, wall- or
I9 -in.- rack- mounting model has a peak -
reading LED to indicate when the
The EX -18 is a new electronic cross-
amplifier is driven into clipping, an
over that can be used as a stereo two -way
illuminated power switch and dual circuit
or as a mono three -way crossover. A
protection from shorts or overloads. A
mode switch allows easy conversion
strip of input; output no- solder, screw
from two -way to three-way operation
terminal connections is easily accessible
on the front panel and protected by a i with no external patching required. A
single knob on each channel adjusts the
screwdown cover. Three 600-ohm tele-
crossover frequency from 100 Hz to
phone lines can be connected to the unit.
1600 Hz. For very high frequency opera-
Two of their inputs are transformer - tion, a 10 -X multiplier switch provides
isolated. Channel I is a combination 150 -
continuous adjustment between I kHz
ohm balanced microphone, 600 -ohm
and 16 kHz. The EX -I8 uses 18 dB/
line input. Two channels provide high -
octave Butterworth filters to clearly
impedance auxiliary inputs and one
separate the high frequencies from the
input has precedence capability as low frequencies. A high- frequency phase
standard. Output facilities include 25V,
inverting switch provides a quick method
25V center -tapped and 70V lines and 16
for optimizing the phase of the speaker
ohms, balanced or unbalanced. The
system.
TU -A amplifiers deliver rated power
Mfr: E-17 TA PCO
from 100 to 5.000 Hz with less than 5
percent total harmonic distortion. Fre- Circle 47 on Reader Service Card
quency response is ±2 dB from 70 to
12.000 Hz.
LS! Bogen
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VIDEO CHARACTER GENERATOR LOW LEVEL INPUT

The VCG -750 Series Video Character
Generator is a versatile, microprocessor -
TRANSFO' MERS
based SMPTE EBU time code instru- For Microphones/
ment which reads and displays longitud-
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Transducers
5101 -s
time code and or Vertical Interval Time Control and Instrument
Amplifier Applications
Code. The VCG -750 reads standard time
Excellent magnetic
code from video tape or any other ESS shielding
SMPTE /EBU source at speeds ranging Response 30 -20 KHz +1db
from zero to 60 times normal play. From Turns Ration 1:1 thru 1:20
this time code input, the new unit ex- 1/

tracts tape time and user bit data and out- Single Threaded
Stud Mounting MICROTRAN
puts this data as video characters which S101- Sp
may be burned into or superimposed Equivalent to
Imported European
over the source video for display. A Studio Grade
unique feature of the VCG -750 is that, in Transformers
the Vertical Time Code Mode, the unit is 7- in
capable of reading time code at 30 times COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS PC
AND PRICE SHEET AVAILABLE Mounted
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Auto Code Source Mode can also be Complete Catalog line of
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automatically at tape speeds below 15 COMMERCIAL -MIL
play, or whenever Serial Time Code
drops out or becomes invalid. Compat-
ible with international video standards,
the VCG -750 accommodates 24, 25. and
TRANSFORMERS
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
FROM DISTRIBUTORS - --
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30 frame- per-second drop frame and
non -drop frame SM PTE, EBU time code
inputs.
MICROTRAN
INC.
COMPANY,
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145 E.Mineola Ave.. Box 236. Valley Stream. N.Y. 11582 cn
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 POWER AMPLIFIER
The Model A60 Power Amplifier is
designed for professional applications
requiring audiophile -quality perform-
ance. The compact chassis houses a
modular, fully complementary amplifier
capable of 4000 watts rated power dissi-
pation. Functional features include LED
Fault, Signal Present and Thermal
indicators; automatic balanced; un-
balanced inputs, and automatic mono
input. Total harmonic distortion is less
than .05 percent from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
The exterior chassis is constructed of
51/4-in.-high heavy gauge steel. The power
transformer and associated power supply
components are housed in a separate
internal chassis, with the transformer
mounted very near the front panel.
Mfr.. Phase Linear Corporation
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MUSIC LIBRARY
The Series VI is a new three album
package of production music from Soper
Sound. The 59- selection series is being
sold, as is all the music in the three year
old library's catalogue, on a buy -out
basis that entitles the buyer unlimited use
in all productions, any media, any sized
market for an unlimited time. Series VI
contains a new metronome tempo guide.
an extended instrumentation guide and a
list of key words called descriptors.
Other changes within Series VI include a
new policy of 30 and 60 second versions
of the appropriate themes. Series VI
contains all original music, recorded in
24 -track studios. The orchestration
ranges from small ensembles through
complete horn and string sections.
Mfr.. Soper Sound Music Library
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AUDIO ADAPTERS
Switchcraft. Inc. has recently intro-
duced Series 399M audio adapters for its
line of "Q -G" audio connectors. The
four adapters are available in the Switch-
craft Public Address Audio Adapter Kit.
giving the audio technician the four most
commonly needed PA connector, adapt-
ers in one package. Included are a 3 -pin
male Q -G to 3-contact male threaded -
coupling microphone connector; a 3 -pin
male Q -G to 4- contact female threaded -
coupling microphone connector. and a
3 -pin male Q -G to 4 -pin male threaded -
coupling microphone connector. These
adapters are designed to mate with all
Switchcraft 3 -pin male Q -G connectors
and similar types. On the other end, they
mate with Amphenol 3- or 4-contact male
or female threaded -coupling microphone
connectors.
M r: Switchcraft. Inc.
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MOUNTING ACCESSORIES
The Littlelites line from Custom Audio
has been expanded to include three new
mounting accessories: the Adjustable
Mounting Clip (CL). the Weighted Base
(WB), and the Plastic Snap Mount (SM).
The CL, for use in temporarily clamping
an L -I or L -2 lamp onto music stands,
console sideplates. clipboards. etc.. ad-
justs to clamp thickness of I; I6 -in. to %-
in. The WB allows free standing opera-
tion of any L -I or L -2, where application
requires a moveable lamp. The SM is
used for semi-permanent placement of
an L-1 or L -2 on equipment. It enables
fast placement of the lamp directly over
equipment in use, and easy removal for
storage, with minimal effect on the equip-
ment.
Mfr: Custom Audio Electronics, Inc.
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TRANSFORMERLESS AMPLIFIER
I he Model 5008 Hybrid Dual Bal-
anced Transformerless Amplifier is
designed to operate from bipolar supplies
of from 12 to 20 volts. The specifications
of the 5008 make it suitable for use in
audio frequency circuits with stringent
requirements. It has equivalent Input
Noise of -110 dB; THD of 0.05%. 20 Hz
to 20 kHz, at +20 dBm output; Fre-
quency Response of ±0.25 dB, 20 Hz to
20 kHz, and a slew rate of 9V per milli-
second. Crosstalk from one channel to
the other channel is -80 dB at 20 kilo-
hertz. The 5008 will drive a 600 ohm
output, resistive. The Model 5008
package may be used in a wide variety of
applications by simple external addition
of resistors or interconnections. Some
typical applications include: dual bridging
or matching differential inputs in a single
ended outputs with gains to 14 dB and
inverting summing amplifiers.
Mir: Modular Audio Products
Price: $52.00
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The MAP Model 4088 MOSFET
Audio Switcher provides for individual
remote double throw switching of eight
line level inputs. A small jumper plug
changes input- output and interconnec-
tions of the two sections. The card may
be used as a Pan -Direct switcher with
On-Off for two stereo outputs, or as an
On-Off switcher for a monaural input to
eight outputs directly or through 20K
ohm summing resistors, or as a Pre-Post-
Off switch for four mono inputs. A MAP
Model 5008 BTA module in the input
circuit serves as a buffer amplifier to
insure isolation and nonloading of the
inputs, and provides up to 14 dB of gain
to make up for fader setting loss when
the card is used as a channel routing
switcher in console applications. The
switching logic is TTL compatible with
permissible switching voltages from
+4.5 volts to +15 volts.
GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS
The 165IA active graphic equalizer is
a single channel equalizer with 10 mini-
mum phase shift, active band rejection
filter sections. Center detented slide
controls provide ±12 dB boost cut at
I.S.O. preferred 1- octave frequencies
(31.5 -16 kHz). The 1652A is a stereo
graphic equalizer with the same features
as the 165IA for each of two channels.
Both the 165IA and í652A incorporate a
continuously variable high-pass filter
with 18 dB octave roll -off, and a user -
selectable low -pass filter with 6 dB roll -
off at 12.5 kHz. The I653A is a fourth -
generation EQ device that delivers 3- 1

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29 minimum phase shift, active band
rejection filter sections use center de-
tented slide controls to provide ±12 dB
PRO MICROPHONE STANDS boost, cut. Continuously variable high -
The Omni Series angulated micro- pass and low-pass filters provide roll -off
phone stands are available in floor model at 18 dB octave from off position to 20
for the stand -up performer, lectern through 160 Hz (high -pass). and from
height for table -top use, and with off position to 5 kHz through 20 kHz
optional horizontal boom extension. (low- pass). Filters in all units are parallel
They depart from the single -position summed so that failure of one section will
right angle stands, and are supplied in not affect remaining filter section
a glare -free chrome finish. In addition operation.
to the traditional 90 degrees setting, the Mir: Abet. Lansing
Omni Series is equipped with an adjust- Circle 59 on Reader Service Card
able fulcrum offering the advantage of
controlled microphone -proximity, and
the option of 75 or 105 degree angular
tube positioning. Omni Series stands
and boom extensions are equipped with
the standard 5/8-in. number 27 thread
suitable for all U.S. microphone holders
and accessories.
Mfr: Atlas Sound
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POLYPHONIC SEQUENCER
The DSX Digital Polyphonic Se-
quencer has a three thousand note The Model Patch -32 is a patchbay
memory, expandable to a six thousand designed for interconnection of un-
note capacity. With features such as balanced audio devices. The rear panel
editing, overdubbing. sixteen voice of the Patch -32 accepts up to 32 un-
capability, and the ability to merge balanced audio signals via 1/4-in. phone
sequences in any order, the DSX allows jacks (or optional RCA jacks), and
control of composition previously un- routes them to 32 1/4-in. front panel
available in an inexpensive sequencer. jacks. For user convenience, the front
Other features include eight indepen- panel, top row jacks are normalized to
dently controlled control voltage outputs the front panel bottom row jacks such
and eight gate outputs, each with user that automatic connections between two
selectable positive- or negative -going devices can be made without a patchcord
outputs. Real -time programming, as well between upper and lower rows. All the
as a single step mode, and synchroniza- jacks in the Patch -32 are isolated from
tion to tape for multi- tracking are other the Patch -32's chassis to prevent possible
important capabilities. ground loops between devices.
Mfr: Oberheim Electronics Mfr: Svnzetrix. Inc.
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 MICROCOMPOSER GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
The MC-4 MicroComposer is a com-
puter specially designed for writing and
performing musical compositions. Up to
four pairs of voices can be programmed
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and or the MC-4's own calculator style
keyboard. Performances can include The DN30¡ 30 dual- channel I, 3 octave
programmed pitch, rhythm, programmed graphic equalizer has two completely
dynamics, programmed tempo and discrete channels, with 30 bands of con-
more. Many advanced functions are
trol each, centered on standard I.S.O.
available including syncing to tape for frequencies. The range control is switch -
building multitrack performances of an IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
able for each channel, ±6 dB or ±I2 dB.
complexity. The composition/ perform- In addition, each channel contains a
Roland
ance data in the MC-4 memory can be
ww Cortv-k.. 30 Hz. 18 dB/ octave subsonic filter,
stored and retrieved for later use with .-, '0o 1s
MC -4 switchable in or out. The DN30/ 30
the self- contained tape memory interface
incorporates an earth -lift switch and a
or through the optional MTR -I00 system- bypass facility for power inter-
Digital Data Cassette recorder, which Y. Y C ruptions. The equalizer can also be
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data tracks and exceptionally fast, circuit cards in either a bi-amp or tri-
reliable data storage and retrieval. The irww-i amp configuration. Slope and center
MC-4 is available with up to 48K byte of frequency are user selectable.
RAM memory for the musicians use, Mir: Klark - Teknik Electronics Inc.
allowing up to 11.500 notes of composi- Price: $1,450.00
tion performance at one time. The
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MC-4 also includes I6K byte of ROM,
an internal program that is specially
designed to offer nearly limitless musical
flexibility and functional options.
Mir: Roland Corp US
Price: $3,295.00
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ANALOG BARGRAPH
The APM 20 is a new solid state analog
bargraph indicator featuring a 3 -in..
20 element bargraph. APM meters
provide a low cost, reliable alternative
to mechanical meters and are available in
many standard voltmeter and ammeter
ranges. Options include offset span,
COMPRESSOR- LIMITER
differential input, reduced response time
and either single or dual setpoint con-
trols. Meters meet ANSI 39.1 shock,
temperature and humidity requirements.
Display brightness is controllable with
an external potentiometer.
The Model 663CL Compressor -Lim-
Mir: Bowman /ALI Inc. iter is a compact, rack -mounting device
Price: $60.00 with a self-contained power supply. Plug-
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the entire electronics section to be
removed, serviced, or replaced from the
front. The front panel controls of the
STEREO, CONNECTOR MULT
663CL include: compression threshold;
AND INTERFACE BOX
output level; VU meter switchable to
The CM B-2 functions as an interface output or compression, and a power on-
adapter box, signal multing box, signal off switch/ circuit breaker. Input and
switching box, and as a troubleshooting output are 600 ohms, transformer
aid. Completely passive in design, the coupled, balanced, floating, and capable
CM B-2 accommodates male and female of handling up to +27 dBm level before
XLR, Phone (TRS), BNC, Banana and clipping. Compression is 20 dB maxi-
Terminal Strip connections. Through use mum, with a ratio of approximately 2.5
of switch selection, the connectors can to I. The compression control circuits
be isolated into a maximum of four sec- are accessible externally, allowing two
tions or they can function as one con- or more units to be interconnected for
tinuous, twenty six connector, three stereo or multi- channel operation.
conductor mult. Mir: Pro Tech Audio
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THIRD OCTAVE EQUALIZER
The basic architecture of the TO-I
third octave equalizer is a single mono
unit. The front panel contains all of the
operating controls and indicators. There
are 27 band controls. each calibrated for
12 dB boost and cut. The band centers
occur on ISO standard frequencies
running from 40 Hz through 16,000 Hz.
Located to the left of the sliders are a
clipping indicator, a rotary gain control
and an EQ in out switch. The EQ in out
switch determines whether the equaliza-
tion circuitry is active. The gain control
has a control range from "off *to +6 dB of
flat gain. The gain setting is unaffected
by the EQ ins out switch position. On the
rear panel are the input and output
connectors that allow the TO -I to inter-
face with a variety of sound systems. The
TO -I provides both balanced and un-
balanced inputs as well as outputs. The
TO -I is equipped with an active filter
network called a GIC (Generalized
Impedance Converter) using operational
ICs. The GIC circuitry works by simu-
lating an RLC bandpass filter.
Nor. Cernin -fega
Price: 5600.00
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16 -TRACK CONSOLE
The M -I6. a new I6 -track console. can
be configured with 16 or 24 input posi-
tions. There are eight main program
mixing busses with submaster faders,
eight main board outputs. two independ-
ent stereo mixing busses, four auxiliary
mixing busses and 16 meters switchable
to read buss or external source. The
M -I6 has stereo solo in -place for input,
monitor and effects returns. All inputs
have pre- fader- listen capability. During
remix, the solo logic permits instant
comparisons between effects send
receive. The M -I6 also features 4 -band,
8 -knob parametric (sweep type) equal-
izers that may be switch bypassed. and
three filters (two high -pass, one low- pass).
Faders are conductive plastic with a
100 mm throw.
Mfr: TEAC Corporation
Price: $12.900.00
AIR CONDENSER MICROPHONES
"The Alternative" is a cost effective
precision air condenser microphone
family for OSHA and other ANSI Type!
acoustic measurement and monitoring
applications. The ACO Pacific 7012
(free field 1 -in.) and the 7013 (pressure
response 1 -in.) are direct replacements
for the Bruel and Kjaer 4133 and 4134
respectively.
M¡r: ACO Pacific, Inc.
Price: $450.00
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shielded designs, to construct an assem-
bly that combines electrical and mechan-
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University Microfilms
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connect Systems Operation, 105 Wolf-
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FREE SMPTE CATALOG
I he 1981 catalog of SMPTE publica-
tions has recently been published by the
Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers (SMPTE). The new free
catalog features descriptions of SMPTE
publications including the newly-pub-
lished book Television Technology in
the 80.s. Other books that are described
are the three -volume series Digital
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Video Volumes 1, 2, & 3. Several books
in the motion -picture field are listed
including the best -selling Motion - Picture
Projection and Theatre Presentation
Manual and the classic Special Effects
M Motion Pictures: Some Methods. or
Producing Mechanical Special Efi cts.
Mfr: SMPTE, 862 Scarsdale Ave.,
Scarsdale, NY 10583.
300 North Zeeb Road
Dept. PR.
Ann Arbor, Mi. 48106
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MICROPHONE BROCHURE
Gotham Audio Corporation has
announced the availability of a new
brochure for Neumann fet 80 Condenser
Microphones. This six page, four color
brochure features the complete line of
microphones including the new KMR
82 Shotgun. USM 69 Stereo micro-
phone and the U 89 with its revolutionary
new capsule design. Descriptions of each
microphone as well as complete technical
specifications are included. Also featured
are Gotham's special products including
colored windscreens, the N 80 power
supply and colored cables. Mfr: Gotham
Audio Corporation, 741 Washington St.,
New York, NY 10014.
ANALOG PANEL
METERS BULLETIN
Bowmar's new analog panel meters
expressly designed for high visibility and
readability are described in a bulletin
available from Bowmar. All available
models are described along with speci-
fications and outline drawings. Mfr:
Bowmar /ALI Inc., 531 Main Street,
Acton, Ma. 01720.
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Minimum order accepted: $25.00
Rates: $1.00 a word
Boxed :ids: $40.00 per column inch
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Frequency Discounts: 6 times, 15%;
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One owner since new, plenty of spare
parts, mint condition. $12,500.00, includes
full remote control. Contact Bob or
Bubba, (512) 690 -8888.
REELS AND BOXES 5" and 7" large and
small hubs, heavy duty white boxes.
W -M Sales, 1118 Dula Circle, Duncanville,
Texas 75116 (214) 296 -2773.
FOR SALE: EMT 250 Digital Reverb Unit,
mint condition. $17,500. RPM Sound Stu-
dios, 12 E. 12th St., New York, NY 10003.
(212) 242 -2100.
AMPEX SPARE PARTS; technical support;
updating kits, for discontinued pro-
fessional audio models; available from
VIF International, Box 1555, Mountain
View, Ca. 94042. (408) 739 -9740.
TECHNICS, BGW, EVENTIDE, AKG,
Scully, and many more IN STOCK. FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY: UAR Profes-
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1033 N. SYCAMORE AVE.
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XX.' etc.
12 times, 30%
PREPAID.
FOR SALE
REMANUFACTURED ORIGINAL equip-
ment capstan motors for all Ampex and
Scully direct drive recorders, priced at
$250., available for immediate delivery
from VIF International, PO Box 1555,
Mtn. View, CA 94042, phone (408) 739-9740.
DISC CUTTING SYSTEM, Westrex 26
head rest of system stereo, Scully Lathe 2
track Ampex, Limiter, Eqs., Altec /Mc-
Intosh Monitors, priced to sell. Sound -
wave, 50 W. 57 St., N.Y.C. 10019 (212)
582 -6320.
AGFA MASTERTAPE AND CASSETTES.
Super prices. Example: '/" x 2400' bulk
= 9.82 and C -60 for $.86 (case quantities)
send for wholesale price list. Solid Sound,
Inc., Box 7611, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48107
(313) 662 -0667.
ELECTRO -VOICE SENTRY Studio Moni-
tors, Otari Recorders, dbx Systems, AB
Systems Amplifiers, Harmon /Kardon hi /fi
products. Best prices- immediate ship-
ment. East: (305) 462 -1976, West: (213)
243 -1168.
FOR SALE: PENTAGON SR-4250 -12 reel
master /one (1) reel slave duplicator with
electronics. -track configuration. Less
than 2 years old. Good condition. Make
offer. Contact: Mikie Baker, P.O. Box
400329, Dallas, TX 75240, (214) 233 -2900.
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TASCAM, BGW, JBL, EV, Nikko, Tech-
nics, Onkyo, Hafler. Audio Research,
Conrad Johnson, dbx, etc. P. K. Audio,
4773 Convention, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
(504) 924 -1001.
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tronlcs, P.O. Box 55, Edgewater, N.J.
07020.
ORBAN. All products in stock. FOR IM-
MEDIATE DELIVERY. UAR Professional
Systems, 8535 Fairhaven, San Antonio,
TX 78229. 512 -690 -8888.
AMPEX, OTARI, SCULLY -In stock, all
major professional lines; top dollar trade -
ins; write or call for prices. Professional
Audio Video Corporation, 384 Grand
Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07505. (201)
523 -3333.
THE LIBRARY...Sound effects recorded
in STEREO using Dolby throughout. Over
350 effects on ten discs. $100.00. Write
The Library, P.O. Box 18145, Denver,
Colo. 80218.
ACOUSTIC TEST INSTRUMENTS
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STUDIO "C" CONSOLE FOR SALE
Available late August 1981
1976 Custom Automated Processes
40 In -16 Buss, 32 track monitor.
4 echo sends, 8 echo returns, 4 stereo
cues. Wired for automation on main
faders and 2 echo sends. $65,000.00
AKG BX20 reverberation and C414 micro-
phones. FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
UAR Professional Systems, 8535 Fair-
haven, San Antonio, TX 78229. 512-
690 -8888.
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LEXICON, dbx, & UREI. Most items for im-
mediate delivery. UAR Professional Sys-
tems, 8535 Fairhaven, San Antonio, TX
78229. (512) 690 -8888.
FOR SALE: STEREO SELA MIXER 2880 St
8x2 fully equipped, equalization, peak
meters. Call Ed or Phil (212) 777 -5580.
AMPEX, OTARI & SCULLY recorders in
stock for immediate delivery; new and
rebuilt, RCI, 8550 2nd Ave., Silver Springs,
MD 20910. Write for complete product list.
BLANK AUDIO AND VIDEO CASSETTES
direct from manufacturer, below whole-
sale, any length cassettes: 4 different
qualities to choose from. Bulk and reel
mastertape -from '/. -inch to 2-inch. Cas-
sette duplication also available. Brochure.
Andol Audio Products, Inc., Dept. db,
42 -12 14th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219. Toll
free 1- 800 -221 -6578, ext. 1, NY residents
(212) 435 -7322.
Echo Unit. Virtue Recording (215) 763-
2825.
TELEX 300 SERIES, mono master reel to
six slave cassettes, tape duplicator,
$2,200. Danco, 929 Gist Avenue, Silver
Spring, Maryland, 20910, (301) 585 -8844.
CROWN SX -724 in case with extra half
track head block assy., $1250. Revox B -77,
new in box, $1250. (214) 783 -8498.
MICROPHONES BY UPS. Quicker. You II
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TASCAM MODEL 5, like new, full war-
ranty, $1,100.00. Two Electro -Voice
RE -15's, $150.00 each, RE -20's, $300.00
each. N.A.B., Box 7, Ottawa, IL 61350.
JFET TUBE REPLACEMENTS for first
playback stages in most Ampex Profes-
sional audio tape recorders /reproducers
available from VIF International, Box
1555, Mountain View, CA 94042. (408)
739 -9740.
or call for price or product info:
Harvey Professional Products Division
2 W. 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 921 -5920
LEXICON 224 Digital Reverberation. FOR
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experience. Equipment to offer. Call
(205) 263 -6353.
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Maxell Corporation of America,
60 Oxford Drive, Moonachie. NJ, a
manufacturer of high quality magnetic
media, and Harris Corporation, Broad-
cast Product Div., Quincy. 1L, a major
manufacturer of equipment for the radio
and television industry, have become
sustaining members of the Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers
(SMPTE). By joining the SMPTE.
Maxell and Harris join more than 190
sustaining member companies and more
than 9,000 individual members in the
motion picture and television industries.
The SMPTE is well known for its work
in standardization, the publication of
the monthly SMPTE Journal and the
sponsorship of technical conferences
and equipment exhibits.
Fanfare Audio Enterprises, Inc., the
touring sound and production company.
have announced several major develop-
ments. Fanfare opened a new branch
location in Orlando, Florida on July I.
1981 and is expanding its services over
a wide range of fields. In addition to
major tour rentals. Fanfare now has
available P.A. systems for rent out of its
new Orlando location, in addition to its
Jackson. Michigan base. Other new areas
include an expanded sales program.
custom installations and convention
services. According to Martin Preece,
president, Fanfare's new space efficient
four-way all -in -one cabinet will be ready
for touring in late August.
John Stachowiak, veteran recording
engineer and specialist in the cutting of
master disks, has recently opened
Disk Master Studio. Disk Master is the
only studio in the United States equipped
with all the components of the newest
disk mastering system made by Neumann,
the world- renowned producer of micro-
phones and other top -quality equipment.
Stachowiak has 15 years of professional
experience as a recording engineer,
including six years specializing in disk
mastering, which began during his four -
and-a- half-year employment as a staff
engineer at Sound Recorders Studio
in Hollywood. As a free -lance engineer.
Stachowiak has been associated with
several Los Angeles -area studios, in-
cluding The Record Plant. Crystal.
Allen Zentz, and Filmwa s -Heider
(also. Heider, San Francisco). and with
Columbia Studios in London. Artists tor
whom he has mastered disks include the
Beatles. Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond,
Richard Harris, Herb Alpert and Judy
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co Collins.
Sam Borgerson has been appointed
advertising and public relations manager
of Studer /Revox America, according to
an announcement made by the com-
pany's president, Bruno Hochstrasser.
Borgerson will direct all advertising and
related activities from the firm's principal
office in Nashville. Borgerson is already
known to many in the recording industry
through his byline articles in several
professional trade magazines. He has
previous experience as a concert sound
mixer, retail hi -fi salesman, and advertis-
ing copywriter. In 1977 -78, he served as a
Sales Coordinator in the Revox Sales
Department.
Charles P. Coovert has been appointed
general manager of the audio products
group of the Ampex Audio -Video Sys-
tems Division. The announcement was
made by Donald V. Kleffman, vice -
president- general manager of the divi-
sion. Coovert will be responsible for
the development, manufacturing and
marketing of all Ampex audio products
in his new position. He succeeds Lee
Cochran, who resigned.
Coovert was most recently senior
product manager in the video recorder
group of AVSD. He was previously
operational systems manager in the
controller's department for the division
and inventory manager for the Inter-
national division. Coovert was associated
with Precision Instruments in Palo Alto,
California, before joining Ampex in
1971.
Audio -Video Resources, San Fran-
cisco. CA, celebrated its announcement
of new expansion plans with a cham-
pagne Open House, which was attended
by representatives of the Bay Area video.
audio, and advertising industry. A.V.R.,
with newly remodeled facilities, includ-
ing a new 24 track audio sweetening
facility, opened its doors for voice -overs
and mix- downs. Audio -Video Resources
also announced the formation of a new
division -AVR Productions, which is
capable of video and audio production
from conception to final dub. AVR
Productions is already at work on
projects for Ford Motor Company and
Natomas. Recent additions to the staff
of Audio -Video Resources have been
Rich Poggioli from C.C.R. and United
Nations Television in New York. as video
facilities manager. and Jayne Morris
from WNEW -TV, as the chief video
editor. The most recent addition has
been Jim ('assedy, who joins AVR as
video engineer from United Artists,
in New York.
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Trutone Records Disk Mastering
Labs has announced the expansion and
complete renovation of their disk
mastering labs and offices located just
outside of New York City, at 163 Terrace
Street, Haworth, N.J. Construction is
underway for two new mastering rooms.
The unique architectural, acoustical
design concept was developed and
created by the team of Maurice Wasser-
man /Al Fierstein. The main cutting
room will be equipped with their newly
acquired Neumann VMS -70 lathe,
SX -74 head, SAL -74 rack and Neumann
mastering console. The second room will
be equipped with the Scully /Westrex
system featuring the new Capps Genera-
tion II computer and lathe control.
Dr. Harry F. Olson, retired vice presi-
dent, RCA Laboratories, has been
awarded the Gold Medal of the Acous-
tical Society of America. The citation
states. "For his innovative and lasting
contributions in acoustic transducers,
sound-reproduction, electronic music
and speech synthesis and his service to
the Society." Besides this latest honor.
Dr. Olson has received many awards
from several scientific and engineering
societies. Dr. Olson has written eleven
books and holds more than 100 patents
in acoustics and sound reproduction.
He is a past President of the Acoustical
Society of America and the Audio
Engineering Society and a member of
the National Academy of Sciences.
Describing it as. "One of the largest
single orders ever received by our Inter-
national Division," Altec Lansing
announced it will supply components for
all major public address systems in the
New King Khaled International Airport.
Under construction at the Saudi Arabian
capital of Riyadh. the multi -billion
dollar facility will utilize Altec and
University Sound products for a system
including 11.000 speakers and producing
85,000 watts of audio output. As Altec
Professional Sound Contractors for the
massive project. Acromedia Corpora-
tion, Culver City. CA. was awarded the
contract, subsequently presenting the
order to Altec Lansing officials at the
company's Anaheim, CA. headquarters.
Larry Weston, president of Edcor.
Irvine. CA. announced the appointment
of James E. Morrison to vice president.
marketing. Jim Morrison had previously
served as vice president of sales for Altec
Corporation and sales manager for
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The Ampex Golden Reel Award honors those
achievements that were mastered on Ampex
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Along with the Award, we also present $1,000 to a
charitable organization. Since we started the Golden
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recipients, and more than $200,000 donated on their behalf.
Congratulations to all of them. The masters on
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